Abstract:In view of the flow features, a threedimensional wind field model of airflow over mountain in consideration of the ground friction and the leeward vortex are established based on the theory of potential flow. Taking a certain empennage rocket of 122 mm as an example combined with 6DOF ballistic model, this kind of empennagerocket is studied on its ballistic performance of prior trajectory influenced by the airflow over mountain wind shear. The results show that the airflow over mountain wind shear has a certain impact on the flight time, the range, the side-slip, the falling velocity and the angular motion of a rocket, particularly on the lateral movements of a rocket. The wind field strength is positively related to the influences on a rocket by the airflow over mountain; The changing regularity of ballistic performance when the rocket launched on the windward slope is opposite to that of leeward slope and the ballistic performance is more affected when a rocket is launched on the leeward slope. Within the range of middlelow elevation, the incremental elevation of a rocket is enabled to influence on the range of a rocket by the airflow over mountain, meanwhile the influence on the sideslip may increase correspondingly.