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Model of CEV 80 in wind tunnel.

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6% Orion Launch Abort Vehicle (LAV) Model

Test provided measurements of the aeroacoustics of the Orion Launch Abort Vehicle (LAV) configuration. Hot helium was used to simulate abort plumes through scaled Abort Motor nozzles.