Ballistic Evaluation of Aircraft Explosion Suppression Materials

Abstract

This report presents the test results of a comparison of the ballistic performance of coarse and fine pore hybrid polyether urethane foams (blue), coarse and fine pore polyester urethane foams (red and yellow), Astrocated red foam, and a metal arrestor (Explosafe, made by Vulcan Industrial Packaging Limited, Canada). The materials were primarily tested wet (JP-4) with a stoichiometric mixture. Threats included 23-mm (HEI) and 50-Caliber (API). The report contains information about the test set-up, results, conclusions, and the fuel/air ratio measurement system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADB029486

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Anderson

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Combustion
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fires
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographs
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers
  • Vehicle Equipment

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • ballistics.