STATIC TESTS OF 3.2 INCH/1.6 INCH HYPERVELOCITY PROJECTILES VERSUS AIRCRAFT

Abstract

This test was conducted to determine the fragment velocity and blast fragment damage produced by a 3.2 inch/1.6 inch hypervelocity projectile, HBX-1 loaded, statically detonated in the proximity of an aircraft. The hypervelocity projectiles detonated in the engine, fuselage (just aft of the engine), and wing panel near the fuselage joint of BTD and SB2C aircraft caused severe damage. The results for the five rounds tested ranged from an immediate kill to a kill in 5 minutes. The average median fragment velocity was 3640 feet per second.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 26, 1953
Accession Number
AD0397802

Entities

People

  • V. Philipchuk

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Noses
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistics
  • Exhaust Pipes
  • Explosives
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuselages
  • Government Procurement
  • Hypervelocity Projectiles
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Photographs
  • Projectiles
  • Security
  • Static Tests
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow