Aircraft Drops of Mine Parachute, XH-20G, Attached to Mine, Mk. 36

Abstract

This test was conducted to determine the flight characteristics, ballistic coefficients and terminal velocities of six of the subject mine- parachute combinations. It was concluded that: (1) The six Mines, Mk. 36, equipped with Parachutes, XH-20G, had excellent flight characteristics and the operation of the parachute packs and parachutes was satisfactory; (2) The ballistic coefficients and terminal velocities, respectively, for the six drops are as follows: 0.0475 - 176 ft./sec.; 0.0527 - 186 ft./sec.; 0.0537 - 188 ft./ sec.; 0.0421 - 165 ft./sec.; 0.0420 - 165 ft./sec.; 0.0423 - 166 ft./sec.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 1951
Accession Number
AD0896213

Entities

People

  • E. B. Hall

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Density
  • Ballistics
  • Cameras
  • Coefficients
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Naval Guns
  • Navy
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Parachute Packs
  • Parachutes
  • Photographs
  • Software Testing
  • Terminals

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  • Materials Science
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
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