THE DESIGN AND TESTING OF THE NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORY'S 2-IN. TWO-STAGE GUN

Abstract

A 2-in. two-stage gun was successful in launching complex models in the Naval Ordnance Laboratory's 1,000 -ft. hyperballistics range no. 4 at velocities in excess of 15,000 ft/sec. The design of the 2-in. gun and the results of the first 44 shots are reviewed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285273

Entities

People

  • D. A. Oakes
  • H. L. Carter

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

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  • California
  • Colorado
  • Combustion Products
  • Corporations
  • Delaware
  • Gas Guns
  • Guns
  • Light Gas Guns
  • Manufacturing
  • Munitions
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • United States
  • Virginia
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • ballistics.