Parametric Fin-body and Fin-plate Database for a Series of 12 Missile Fins

Book excerpt: A cooperative experimental investigation has been performed to obtain a systematic fin-body and fin-plate database for series of 12 missile fins. These data are intended to complement and extend the information contained in the Triservice missile project and to provide a systematic set of experimental data from which fin-body interference factors can be derived. Data were obtained with the fins mounted on both an axisymmetric body and on a flat plate that was used to simulate fin-alone measurements. The experiments were conducted at Mach numbers from 0.60 to 3.95; fin deflection angles of 0°, 10° , and -10° ; and angles of attack up to 30° on the body and up to 95° on the flat plate. The data were obtained from three-component balances attached to the fins and a six-component balance located in the axisymmetric body. The data obtained in this project are documented in tabular form in this report. In addition, selected data are presented in graphical form to illustrate the effects of the test variables.