The future and way forward for the Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit

A Collection of Technical Papers - 14th AIAA/AHI International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1412-1420

  Smith, Chris ^a,b   Garrard, Doug ^a,c   Jackson, Frank ^a,c  

^a ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Aerospace Testing Alliance Inc ^*

^c MS4001

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MACH NUMBER; NOZZLES;

AERODYNAMIC AND PROPULSION TEST UNIT (APTU); ARNOLD ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (AEDC); ISOBUTANE; MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM;

TEST FACILITIES;

EID: 33947241335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-8049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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