Results from Trials of a New Yawsonde Design.

Abstract

A series of three trials has been conducted using artillery shells fitted with yawsondes. The first two yawsondes were manufactured from a new Weapons System Research Laboratory design while the third yawsonde was supplied by the Ballistic Research Laboratory, USA. These were the first trials of the WSRL design and provided useful data for the first quarter of the flight of the shell. Analysis of the data was somewhat hampered by the absence of trajectory data and of accurate calibrations for the WSRL yawsondes; however, some useful results have been obtained from the data analysis and these are reported here. The report includes a brief description of the trial conditions and a summary of suggestions for improving the quality and usefulness of the data obtained from subsequent trials. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093069

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  • R. L. Pope

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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Angular Motion
  • Artillery
  • Aspect Angle
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  • Department Of Defense
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