An Investigation into the Flight Characteristics of Rotating Discs

Abstract

Disc shaped parts that are ejected from Beehive and canister rounds have been found in areas well outside of the expected safety zone. These discs represent a potential danger to friendly troops. The flight characteristics that may have caused the disc to fly errant paths are not known; therefore, a simple test program was undertaken by the Ballistic Research Laboratories to investigate the flight characteristics of a rotating disc. This report discusses these tests and that data obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0914557

Entities

People

  • F. J. Brandon

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artillery
  • Cameras
  • Canister Projectiles
  • Elevation
  • Exterior Ballistics
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Free Flight
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Radar
  • Research Facilities
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Test Sets
  • Trajectories

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Explosive Engineering.