Annotation: One of the main types of arming of modern tactical and short-range missiles are cassette warheads based on nonguided blast-fragmentation submunitions that are widely used to kill group targets. The fullscale testing (flight tests) is an integral part of their creation. In the process of flight tests of tactical and shortrange missiles with cassette warheads, the safety issues are topical. Based on the capabilities of existing test ranges, it is planned to conduct such tests for the tactical and short-range missiles, being under development in Ukraine, in the Black sea water area where the cassette warheads with nonguided blastfragmentation submunitions (or their equivalents) will pose major hazard for ships. In the paper, two mathematical models are proposed to assess probability of killing (risk) a ship that may be present in the impact area of submunitions (submunitions equivalents) of cassette warhead. The first model was constructed in the assumption that the coverage area of cassette warhead and group dispersion of submunitions are known. Such model may be used to determine safety in the initial phases of cassette warheads development. The second model assumes that the configuration of cassette warhead and the scheme of submunitions firing were finalized, and accordingly, the nominal impact points of submunitions and their group and ind ividual dispersion are considered to be known. Practical application of both models requires the use of numerical procedures.

Annotation: The process of creating modifications of aircraft in the transport category is a very relevant and widespread phenomenon in modern aircraft construction. A separate group of military transport aircraft has been distinguished in connection with the specific character of their mission: – the need to formulate the characteristics “cargo – range” for light, medium, operational tactical and strategic military transport aircraft, since it is precisely according to this characteristic that they are positioned by their purpose; –specific requirements are imposed on military transport aircraft cargo compartment not only with respect to its geometrical dimensions and usable volume, but also with respect to the possibility of simultaneous accommodation of military equipment and people, as well as the placement of a stretcher with t he wounded during their evacuation from the war zone; – the possibility of airborne landing of military equipment and paratroopers, which requires specific hatches and means of maintaining weight balance in flight; – the possibility of basing on poorly prepared sites with a runway length of less than 800 m in the short take-off and landing (STL) mode, especially for operational tactical military-technical vehicles, which significantly expands their use in combat zones; – the possibility of conversion into a civilian aircraft: for the delivery of goods to areas of the far north, when fighting fires, when evacuating victims from disaster zones, etc. The article shows that creation of modifications of expensive military transport aircraft is the main direction of their development. All leading aircraft manufacturing companies in the world use modification procedures as the way to most quickly meet constantly changing requirements for military transport aircraft. Along with the traditional methods of designing the modifications, the domestic school proposed a new methodology for determining the necessary parameters for “deep” modifications in wing geometry and propulsion system. The methodology is based on the use of three principles: – ensuring growth of carrying capacity and the required range of modifications of military transport aircraft of various purposes; – geometric re-arrangement of wing and system of carrying surfaces “wing + tail units” according to the criterion of minimum inductive resistance when lifting forces are equal to basic version; – coordination of modifications in wing with the required parameters of propulsion system as a condition for ensuring the required fuel efficiency.

Annotation: The purpose of this study is the enhancement of Euler equation possibilities in order to solve the brachistochrone problem that is the determination of a curve of fastest descent. There are two circumstances: 1) the first integral of an Euler equation does not contain a partial derivative of integrand with respect to y in an explicit form; 2) when the classical Euler equation is derived, only the second term of integrand is integrated by parts. This allowed formulating a problem of determination of new conditions of functional extremality. It is assumed that the integrand of the first variation of a functional is equal to zero. Taking into account this pro vision and some other assumptions, the procedures have been determined for simultaneous application of the Euler equation and its analogue being non-invariant in relation to the coordinate system. The brachistochrone problem was solved using these equations: the curves that satisfy the conditions of weak minimum optimality were plotted. The time of a material point’s descent along the suggested curves and the classic extremals was numerically compared. It is shown that the application of suggested curves ensures short descent time as compared to the classic extremals.

Annotation: The effective documents in the field of metrological support require evaluating measurement uncertainty during measuring instrumentation calibration. In Ukraine, there is no regulated procedure of uncertainty calculation during measuring instrumentation calibration, which causes the necessity of developing such procedure. This article proposes the measurement uncertainty calculation procedure during measuring instrumentation calibration, according to which the following calculations shall be made: a) of standard uncertainty of A type for corrected observation results obtained during calibration; b) of standard uncertainties of B type caused by error or uncertainty of working standard applied, calculation discreteness or calibrated measuring instrument division value, variation of calibrated measuring instrument indications; c) of total standard measurement uncertainty; d) of augmented measurement uncertainty. As an example, the results of calculation of augmented measurement uncertainty during calibration are presented: – for 795M107B vibrometer in complete set with AC102-1A accelerometer; – for alternating voltage measurement channel of a measuring and computing complex of MIC type; – for a manometer of MT type. The obtained results of measurement uncertainty calculation are presented in the form of tables of measurement uncertainty budget, which shall be entered in the measuring instrument calibration certificate together with the observation results obtained during calibration. The proposed uncertainty calculation procedure is applicable for the given types of measuring instruments whose calibration is performed by method of direct measurement of known measurement values represented or controlled by working standards.

Annotation: The measurement errors upon conducting flight tests for launch vehicles are evaluated by considering the interferences and uncertainties in the measurement system procedure. Formal use of this approach can lead to unpredictable consequences. More reliable evaluation of errors upon conducted measurements can be achieved if the measurement process is regarded as a procedure of successive activities for designing, manufacturing, and testing the measurement system and the rocket including measurements and their processing during the after-flight analysis of the received data. The sampling rates of the main controlled parameters are three to ten times higher than the frequency range of their changing. Therefore, it is possible to determine the characteristics of the random error components directly on the basis of registered data. The unrevealed systematic components create the basic uncertainty in the evaluation of the examined parameter’s total measurement error. To evaluate the precision and measurement accuracy of a particular launch, the article suggests specifying the preliminary data on measurement error components determined during prelaunch processing and launch. Basic structures of algorithms for evaluation of precision and measurement accuracy for certain mathematical models that form the measured parameters were considered along with the practical case when static correlation existed among the measured parameters.

Annotation: The article describes the problems of manufacturing large-size nozzle blocks by classical for Ukrainian space industry method of high-temperature brazing. The Yuzhnoye SDO-selected way of solving this problem and the first strides on the way to organization of new production using innovative technologies of laser welding and surfacing are presented. The step-by-step sequence and procedure of research work to develop and test a new technology of cooled nozzle block manufacturing are described. Four phases are identified, out of which the first two phases have already been successfully performed. The laser welding and surfacing technology will allow avoiding the use of costly and unique equipment and will allow reducing and optimizing the technological manufacturing cycle rejecting the long –term and energy-consuming technological operations. The scientific-and-technological works performed showed the principle feasibility of making connection between the external jacket and internal wall of a nozzle block using laser welding. The test samples manufactured confirmed the high strength characteristics, which had been preliminary obtained by the theoretical calculation methods. The sections obtained by surfacing demonstrate good metallurgical connection between the layers. On the test samples, the technique was tried-out allowing repairing defect areas in a welded seam obtained by laser welding method. This is especially important from the technological and economic viewpoints, as the technology of high-temperature brazing applied currently does not allow making guaranteed repair of brazed joints.

Annotation: The article presents the main results obtained when solving the standardization tasks in Yuzhnoye SDO practice. The specific ways are presented of reducing the periods of work performance and increasing the accuracy of results due to the use of automated methods. The article also presents the recommendations in respect of sequence and methods of creating the standard data arrays, which allows optimizing the work process performance.

Annotation: The paper presents the authors-developed technique for calculating the programs for winding the pipes of rectangular cross-section made of composite materials

Annotation: The paper presents Yuzhnoye SDO experience in operating the workable models of rocket propellant vapors and water solutions thermal neutralization units. The processes going on in the thermal neutralization chamber are described. The neutralization unit design modernization is considered. The prospects for neutralization units improvement are defined.

Annotation: The calculation procedure is proposed, the analysis is made and the ranges of optimal probability values of no-failure operation of pneumohydraulic propellant supply system and its elements are determined based on general requirements to integrated launch vehicle.