Air Launch Instrumented Vehicles Evaluation (ALIVE) Program.

Abstract : The report presents progress to date on Program II of the Air Launch Instrumented Vehicles Evaluation Program (Contract F04611-74-C0009), under which a GFE propellant and three Modular Weapon Instrumented Vehicles prototype motors are being evaluated. An adequate data set for definition of a 5-year service life has been identified. An accelerated test approach based on this service-life definition is presented in detail. The three motors and instrumentation are described, and instrumentation calibration is discussed in detail. Tests conducted to characterize the propellant are described and data obtained are presented. The thermal and structural analyses of the three motors (conducted using the Air Force viscoelastic analysis computer code THVINC) are also presented.