The primary objectives for the flight test included evaluation of the production version of the MA-3 rocket engine propulsion system and evaluation of the lot IV inertial guidance system. (Author)
WS 107A-1Flight Test Working Group Flight Test Report Atlas Missile 8 E, 24 January 1961. AMR Range Test Number 3504 Convair Test Number P3-503-00-08
1961
91 pages
Report
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English
Missile Technology , Surface to surface missiles , Flight testing , Liquid propellant rocket engines , Inertial guidance , Flight control systems , Servomechanisms , Failure , Vernier rocket engines , Booster rockets , Telemeter systems , Staging , Automatic pilots , Guided missile computers , Hydraulic equipment , Pneumatic devices , Guided missile tracking systems , Guided missile safety , Reentry vehicles , Propellant control , Atlas , Azusa , Ma-3 propulsion systems , Xsm-65e missiles