Accession Number:

AD0854724

Title:

Drag and Stability Properties of the XM144 Flechette with Various Head Shapes

Descriptive Note:

Memorandum rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

• MacAllister, Leonard C.

Report Date:

1969-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

42.0

Abstract:

The drag and stability properties of a family of flechettes with conical heads are presented cone semi-angles varied from 5 to 90 degrees. The data cover a range from Mach 2 to Mach 4 and were determined from free flight spark range tests. Limited results on a spike-nosed configuration are also given. Author

Descriptors:

• *FLECHETTES
• STABILITY
• FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
• DAMPING
• MOMENTS
• DRAG
• SUPERSONIC CHARACTERISTICS
• CONICAL BODIES
• BLUNT BODIES
• EXTERIOR BALLISTICS
• SABOT PROJECTILES

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives
• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE