Improved BLU-49/B Fuzing Development Program.
Abstract
The purpose of this program was to provide the Air Force with reduced arming time BLU-49/B fuzes, a modified BLU-49/B bomb for use in the SUU-30B/B, SUU-51/B, Mark 7, and guided dispensers, and interface components which would allow packaging of the modified BLU-49/B in these dispensers. The program involved design, development, fabrication, and testing. The results of the program were a 0.35-second fuze, a 3.0-second fuze, a BLU-87/B bomb, and interface components that allow packaging of the BLU-87/B bomb in the SUU-30B/B, SUU-51/B, and Mark 7 dispensers. The absence of information on guided dispensers precluded the design of interface components to package the BLU-87/B in guided dispensers. The fuzes, bombs, and dispensers developed will provide the Air Force with new munition systems capable of being delivered at reduced altitudes and slant ranges with a commensurate increase in accuracy and terminal effects. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0891924
Entities
People
- James E. Goetze
- Paul Rubin
Organizations
- Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings