rocket-sled testing
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rocket-sled testing
[′räk·ət ¦sled ‚test·iŋ] (aerospace engineering)
A method of subjecting structures and devices to high accelerations or decelerations and aerodynamic flow phenomena under controlled conditions; the test object is mounted on a sled chassis running on precision steel rails and accelerated by rockets or decelerated by water scoops.
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