Melchior E., Reuschel H. External Ballistics

N.d. — 62 p.The trajectory in a vacuum
The trajectory
Parabola of safety
Firing on an inclined plane; lifting the trajectory
The beaten zoneThe trajectory in the atmosphere
Aerodynamics of the projectile
Air resistance (drag)
Aerodynamic forces in the case of non-axial flow
Laws of similarity and modeling
The atmosphere
Trajectory calculations
The principal equation of external ballistics
Integration of the principal equation
Calculation of the trajectory with a constant resistance coefficient Cw
Trajectory calculation according to SIACCI
Calculation of the trajectory according to d’ANTONIO
Maximum range for a known ballistic coefficient and muzzle velocity
Approximation solutions
Determination of trajectory parameters from the range ratio
Approximate graphical representation of the trajectory (according to R. SCHMIDT)
Perturbation calculation
Stability and tractability
Oscillation of a spinning projectile
The oscillation equation
The MOLITZ stability triangle
The tractability factor
Experimental determination of the aerodynamic coefficients and the projectile stability
Wind tunnel measurements
Measurement in a free flight test facility
Fin stabilized projectilesExternal ballistics of rockets
The rocket trajectory in vacuo
The rocket trajectory in the atmosphere
Influence of crosswind and the “nose down" effect on rocketsBomb ballistics
Release in vacuo
Release under atmospheric conditions