Report on the Design of a Hand Thrown Avalanche Control Charge for the USFS.
Abstract
The Naval Weapons Center (NWC), China Lake, was tasked by the USFS Missoula Equipment Development Center, Missoula, Montana, to develop a two pound avalanche control charge which can be hand thrown with a two minute delay and has the potential to be launched from a helicopter. Later communication from the USFS reduced the required time delay to 90 seconds. Specifically, NWC was asked to design a package which would be easy to throw and would stick in place where thrown; design an efficient H. E. configuration; insure environmental acceptability; utilize off-the-shelf components where feasable and design any other components needed; fabricate a number of test devices; conduct safety tests to determine hazards, environmental effects, dud rate, and field performance of the devices; and present recommendation for both hand thrown design and helicopter delivery. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA063477
Entities
People
- Carl F. Austin
- Ronald R. Clodt
- Samuel W. Kendall
- William F. Daniel
Organizations
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake