Flight Tests of Various Mk82 Bomb Configurations

Abstract

A series of fifteen 1/2 scale models of the Mk82 bomb has been fired from the Weapons Systems Research Laboratory gas gun with a nominal muzzle velocity of 120 m/s. The object of the trials was to compare the performance of various configurations, including streamlined models, models with lugs and fuses and some models with a modified tail cone. Three of the vehicles tested were the standard streamlined wind tunnel shape and the results from these are used as a benchmark in assessing the performance of the other configurations. Some of the trials were only partially successful and no data at all was obtained from two of the trials. However, all available results are presented and an assessment made of the relative performance of each configuration. Some comparisons are also made with wind tunnel measurements. The most striking aspect of the results is the 100% increase in drag resulting from the addition of lugs and fuses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116209

Entities

People

  • R. E. Dudley
  • R. L. Pope

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Drag
  • Free Flight
  • Gas Guns
  • Guns
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Models
  • Scale Models
  • Standards
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • ballistics.