Aircraft Armor an Empirical Approach to the Efficient Design of Armor for Aircraft

Abstract

The object of this program was to collate, integrate and analyze data concerning the ballistic characteristics of steel and lighter alloys and present the results in a form suitable for use by the designer and fabricator of aircraft armor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954328

Entities

People

  • J. F. Sullivan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Line Of Fire
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Physical Properties
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Shock Resistance
  • Tensile Strength

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Systems Analysis and Design