FREE-FLIGHT RANGE TESTS OF THE 20-MM M56A2 SHELL WITH THE M505E3 FUZE

Abstract

Results of free-flight range tests of the 20-mm M56A2-M505E3 shell over a Mach number range from 1.24 to 4.67 and at simulated altitudes up to 60, 000 ft are presented. Measurements indicate that the arming ball rotor of the M505E3 fuze can have a pronounced adverse effect on the damping characteristics of the shell, with the severity becoming greater with increasing altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0476827

Entities

People

  • C. J. Welsh
  • G. L. Winchenbach
  • R. M. Watt

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Angular Motion
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Contracts
  • Data Reduction
  • Flight
  • Free Flight
  • Governments
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Quantum Properties
  • Reynolds Number

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • ballistics.