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A Study of Parachute Retardation of the Proposed 18-inch Diameter Tactical Laydown Weapon

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:10152345

Parachute & laydown bomb delivery parameters for a proposed unidentified weapon system. Report about the effect of release altitude, release Mach number & terminal velocity (or parachute diameter) on the striking velocity, ground range, and impact angle.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
OSTI ID:
10152345
Report Number(s):
SC-TM-028-56(51); ALSNL199700001074; ON: DE98056849; CNN: AT-(29-1)-789
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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