Electromagnetic and aeromechanical analysis of sabot discard for railgun projectiles

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-264

  Zielinski, Alexander E ^a   Weinacht, Paul ^a   Bennett, John ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECTILES; TRAJECTORIES;

SABOT DISCARD PROCESS; SOLID ARMATURE RAIL GUNS;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 0033906564     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3554     Document Type: Article

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