26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-2.9.3

STORE SEPARATION TRAJECTORY SIMULATION FOR THE HIGH SPEED ANTI-RADIATION DEMONSTRATOR (HSAD) FROM THE F-4 AIRCRAFT

E. N. Hallberg, A. Cenko*, S. Dodbelle*
United States Naval Academy, USA; *Naval Air Systems Command, USA

Keywords: STORE SEPARATION TRAJECTORY SIMULATION, HIGH SPEED ANTI-RADIATION DEMONSTRATOR (HSAD), F-4 AIRCRAFT

The HSAD is a hypersonic missile originally planned for launch from the F-18 at Mach = 0.8, and later changed to launch from the QF-4. Wind tunnel tests of the F-18/HSAD were combined with comparative CFD analysis of the F-18 and QF-4 to clear the HSAD for launch.

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