The Development of a Muzzle Device to Suppress the Secondary Muzzle Flash on the GAU8/A Gun System

Abstract

A muzzle device to suppress the secondary muzzle flash from a GAU8/A Mann barrel was developed. Its effectiveness as a seven-barrel device on a flying GAU/A gun system was estimated through computer analysis and was examined in experimental simulations using lightweight projectiles and various propellant/flash suppressant salt combinations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 1977
Accession Number
ADA057066

Entities

People

  • Joseph E. Backofen Jr.

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Experimental Data
  • Firing Rate
  • Flashes
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Muzzle Flash
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Propellant Flash
  • Propellant Grains
  • Propellants
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • ballistics.