Aerodynamic computations of integrated missile-on-sled vehicles

Steady-state CFD computations are made for various integrated missile-on-sled test configurations. The GASP code is used to compute the flowfields. Computations are made utilizing a multi-zone, multi-sequence approach. The paper provides CFD aerodynamic computations of three integrated vehicles. Different emphasis is placed on each of these computations. The first case demonstrates the effects of integrating canards and strakes to the sled operating in a He enclosure. In the second case, a CFD validation is made with pressure data measured on a missile test article. The third case provides computations for a test article both in air and within the He enclosure.