Accession Number:

AD0307863

Title:

T2060 Fuze Performance During Bird Dog Rocket Flight Tests

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Technical Report]

Corporate Author:

DIAMOND ORDNANCE FUZE LABS WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Schroeder, M. R.

Report Date:

1955-12-20

Pagination or Media Count:

49

Abstract:

This report presents the results of flight tests of twenty-one T2060 proximity fuzes aboard Bird Dog rockets at the U.S. Naval OrdnanceTest Station, Inyokern, California, during the period 9 March to 16 July 1955. These tests were part of a program to determine the feasibility of the Bird Dog rocket as a weapon system.

Descriptors:

• fire control systems
• control systems
• arming devices
• munitions
• telemetry equipment
• united states
• explosives
• intercept trajectories
• virtual reality
• aircrafts
• detection
• power supplies
• spotting charges
• weapon systems
• accuracy
• firing circuits
• frequency

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives
• Rockets

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]