EXTERIOR BALLISTIC TESTS OF THE 56-LB. PRACTICE BOMB MK 89 MOD O WITH LUG RELEASED FROM FJ-4B AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH THE PRACTICE BOMB RACK ADAPTER AERO X4A
Abstract
FREE FLIGHT TESTS OF TWENTY 56-LB. Mk 89 Mod 0 practice bombs with one lug were conducted during 1958. The bombs of these tests were released from a practice bomb rack adapter Aero X4A mounted on an FJ-4B aircraft performing level, dive, and loft maneuvers. The purpose of these tests is to determine whether the Aero X4A rack adversely affects the ballistic characteristics of the Mk 89 Mod 0 practice bomb. On the basis of the results reported herein, it is concluded that: (a) the ballistic data used to compute OP 2787 are applicable to the Mk 89 Mod 0 practice bomb when dropped from the practice bomb rack adapter Aero X4A under the conditions of the tests; (b) the dispersion of the bombs tested is acceptable; and (c) the Mk 89 Mod 0 practice bomb with one lug has good flight characteristics, when dropped from the practice bomb rack adapter Aero X4A under the conditions of the tests. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0263344
Entities
People
- C.l. Keller
Organizations
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division