ARL Hypervelocity Ballistic Range Experiments
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL’s) Transonic Experimental Facility (TEF) is an all-purpose research firing range that has been used to investigate propulsion, materials, flight, guidance, and terminal effects across a spectrum of launch (mechanical) and flight (thermal) loads including speeds from Mach 0.5 to 5+. Currently, there are very few experimental ground facilities for…