Missile DATCOM is a widely used semi-empirical datasheet component build-up method for the preliminary design and analysis of missile aerodynamics and performance. It has been in continual development for over twenty years, with the latest version released in December 2014. It has traditionally been supplied free of charge by the
United States Air Force
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to American
defense contractors
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. The code is considered restricted under
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
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(ITAR) and should not be distributed outside the United States.
See also
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Digital Datcom
The United States Air Force Stability and Control Digital DATCOM is a computer program that implements the methods contained in the USAF Stability and Control DATCOM to calculate the static stability, control and dynamic derivative characteristics ...
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Aeroprediction
The Aeroprediction Code is a semi-empirical computer program that estimates the aerodynamics of weapons over the Mach number range 0 to 20, angle of attack range 0 to 90 degrees, and for configurations that have various cross sectional body shapes. ...
Aerodynamic Predictions, Comparisons, and Validations Using Missile DATCOM (97) and Aeroprediction 98 (AP98)
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References
Aerodynamics