RAIN RESISTANT, HIGH STRENGTH, ABLATIVE NOSE CAP FOR HYPERSONIC MISSILES

摘要

An ablative nose cap for slender type missiles in which the nose cap has a base member for securing the nose cap to the missile proper, an insulation member at the head end of the base member, a back-up nose tip mounted relative to the insulation member, a unidirectional fiber rod in front of the back-up tip and an outer wrap of reinforced phenolic about the outer surfaces of the several members to provide an outer ablative cover. The nose cap is designed for hypersonic speeds and for maintaining its structural and thermal integrity after particle impact encounters with rain, ice or dust at hypersonic velocities.