Errors in the Trail Resulting from Ignoring Either the Measured Time of Flight or the Measured Range

Abstract

Expressions for the errors in the trail, range, deflection and time of flight resulting from ignoring either the measured time of flight or the measured range are deduced. Results of calculations of the resulting errors in trail, time of flight, range and deflection for the bomb M38A2 are presented. The desirability of the introduction of a ballistic coefficient, based on trail, is mentioned. The reality and the sources of the discrepancy between the ballistic coefficients deduced from range and time of flight respectively are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1939
Accession Number
AD0700963

Entities

People

  • F. V. Reno
  • Robert Harrington Kent

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Bomb Racks
  • Bomb Trajectories
  • Bombs
  • Coefficients
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Deflection
  • Economic Development
  • Errors
  • Ground Speed
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Observation
  • Standards
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.