Development of Lower Cost Crush Element for M577 Fuze.

Abstract

The objective of this task was to reduce costs by replacing the crush element and crush retainer in the M577 fuze with a crush tube and retainer plug. This resulted in a savings of $0.525 per fuze.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093172

Entities

People

  • H. J. Harmer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Guns
  • Anemometers
  • Drop Tests
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Guns
  • Impact Tests
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Production
  • Projectiles
  • Test Equipment
  • Time Fuzes
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.