Fragment Penetration Resistance Laws in the Theory of Aircraft Vulnerability

Abstract

Estimates of the optimum velocity for guided missile warhead fragments made by Meyer, Morton and others of the Applied Physics Laboratory indicated values of the order of 10,000 fps. This report extends the theory on which this estimate has been made for the cases where damage to aircraft structures can reasonably be expected to follow the laws of fragment penetration into homogeneous targets such as armor plate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 22, 1949
Accession Number
AD1211218

Entities

People

  • George R. Irwin
  • Robert E. Roberson
  • Waller George

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Guided Missile Warheads
  • Guided Missiles
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Research Facilities
  • Structural Components
  • Warheads

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.