Cavity Door Effects on Aerodynamic Loads of Stores Separating from Cavities

A wind-tunnel investigation was conducted to determine the effects of cavity doors on the aerodynamic characteristics of compressed-ca rriage store configurations during separation from a shallow box cavity. The tests were conducted in the NASA Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at freestream Mach numbers of 1.70,2.00, and 2.65 for a constant Reynolds number/ft of 2.00X106. Results are summarized to show the effects of door opening angles and vertical height, folded and unfolded tail fins, and Mach number on the near-field aerodynamic separation characteristics of a single missile-type store with in-line cruciform wings and tail fins.