EFFECTS OF NOSE SHAPE AND BOATTAIL ANGLE OF STATIC AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A 105 MM SHELL AT MACH 4.0, 4.5, AND 5.0

Abstract

This report presents the results of wind tunnel tests of 16 proposed hypervelocity 105 mm projectile configurations. The tests were conducted during September 1962 on a 48% scale model at Mach numbers of 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 in the Ballistic Research Laboratories Tunnel No. 1. Results are presented as plotted data. All the configurations can be made gyroscopically stable; presently available data indicates that they are also dynamically stable. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0430505

Entities

People

  • Henry E. Hudgins
  • Robert H. Whyte

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Base Pressure
  • Cylindrical Bodies
  • Drag
  • Government Procurement
  • Mach Number
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Photographs
  • Projectiles
  • Rotating Bands
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow