Digitized Aerobee 150 Data From Historical Sources

Most of the primary sources are from the 1960’s. They contain some really interesting charts, but not the raw data. WebPlotDigitizer was used to extract approximate values as CSV files.

Aerobee 150A Coefficient of Drag vs Mach Number

Figure 1, Appendix A from “SOUNDING ROCKETS” Pressly, E. C., et al. (pg. 58).

Rendered to:

• CD_wbooster.csv
• CD_sustainer_poweron.csv
• CD_sustainer_poweroff.csv

Format:

Column	Value	Units
1	Mach Number	Mach
2	Coefficient of Drag	dimensionless

Aerobee 150A Center of Pressure vs Mach Number

Figure 3, Appendix A from “SOUNDING ROCKETS” Pressly, E. C., et al. (pg. 60).

Rendered to:

• CP_wbooster.csv
• CP_sustainer.csv

Format:

Column	Value	Units
1	Mach Number	Mach
2	Center of Pressure (from nose tip)	inches