Accession Number:

AD0780695

Title:

Cobra: Positive Pitch Controlled Articulated Testbed.

Descriptive Note:

Special rept.,

Corporate Author:

COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H

Personal Author(s):

• Hanamoto,Ben

Report Date:

1974-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

The objective of the test program was to compare the performance of the multiunit articulated tracked vehicle Cobra with the positive pitch control between units operated in the locked and unlocked modes. Two vehicle performance characteristics were investigated drawbar pull-slip and slope climbing.

Descriptors:

• *Tracked vehicles
• Mobility
• Offroad traffic
• Pitch(Inclination)
• Control systems
• Field tests
• Drives

Subject Categories:

• Combat Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE