Development of the Filament-Wound Composite Launch Tubes for SMAWT Program.

Abstract

This reported effort is directed toward the analysis, design, and fabrication of an inexpensive, disposable, lightweight, filament-wound tube suitable for use as a man-portable, shoulder-fired missile launcher. As a launch tube of this nature is generally meant to offer protection for the missile in addition to its function as a missile launcher, two completely different sets of design parameters are involved.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1975
Accession Number
ADA012150

Entities

People

  • G. A. Clodfelter

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Filaments
  • Launch Tubes
  • Launchers
  • Lightweight
  • Manportable Equipment
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Shoulder

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Software Engineering
  • ballistics.