rocket sled
Thrust-powered test vehicle
A rocket sled is a test vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by rockets, used to study high-speed impacts, ejection systems, and the effects of rapid acceleration on equipment and humans.
The controlled track allows precise measurement at speeds difficult to achieve otherwise: The ejection seat was tested on a rocket sled at 600 mph.
Forceful forward motion
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
launch · turbojet · ramjet · scramjet · afterburner · solid fuel · liquid fuel · ignition
Airspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- transonicNear sound-speed velocity
- sonic boomShockwave's audible crack
land speed record · terminal velocity · speed run · high-speed · blur · streak · fastest · groundspeed
Patronymic English surname
- test trackVehicle evaluation circuit
- crash testControlled impact experiment
- ejection seatEmergency pilot launcher
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
telemetry · high-speed camera · dummy · payload · survivability · human factors
Horizontal support bar
- monorailSingle-beam transit vehicle
- guidewayFixed transit corridor
- slipperSoft home footwear
- trackPath or monitored route
friction · aerodynamics · drag · air resistance · streamlined · nose cone · fairing · vibration
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
acceleration · launch · turbojet · ramjet · scramjet · afterburner · solid fuel · liquid fuel · ignition · burnout
mach
Airspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- transonicNear sound-speed velocity
sonic boom · land speed record · terminal velocity · speed run · high-speed · blur · streak · fastest · groundspeed · airspeed
Edwards
Patronymic English surname
- test trackVehicle evaluation circuit
- crash testControlled impact experiment
- ejection seatEmergency pilot launcher
instrumentation · telemetry · high-speed camera · dummy · payload · survivability · human factors
rail
Horizontal support bar
track · friction · aerodynamics · drag · air resistance · streamlined · nose cone · fairing · vibration · heat shield
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