SPARROW (7M) Hazards Test Program,

Abstract

This test program was conducted to (1) determine the sympathetic detonation propagation characteristics for the warhead and the rocket motor components of the SPARROW (7M) weapon and (2) establish fragment and airblast hazard environments for the warhead. Test results are compared with predictions. Sympathetic detonation propagation results for United States Air Force handling configuration s are discussed. Specifically, nose-to-tail missile stacking orientations, which align warhead and rocket motor sections, are shown to be a means for limiting propagation of sympathetic detonation. Fragment and airblast hazard ranges for the warhead are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004870

Entities

People

  • J. G. Powell Jr.
  • J. M. Ward
  • M. M. Swisdak Jr.
  • P. J. Peckham

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detonations
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Sympathetic Detonations
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.