Development of a plastic stabilizer for the M865 training projectile / James Garner, Mark Bundy, and James Newill.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Garner, James, author.

Bundy, Mark, author.

Newill, James F., author.

Contributor:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flares.

Ammunition--Testing.

Ammunition.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 14 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD : Army Research Laboratory, May 1999.

Summary:

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has fabricated and tested a preliminary version of an injection-moldable plastic M865 training round stabilizer assembly. This preliminary stabilizer (flare) is made from polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and is expected to handle the in-bore and out-of-bore aerothermal environments sufficiently to conform to the performance of the present M865 flare. A more refined flare assembly that matches physical properties of center-of-gravity location and weight, as compared to the present aluminum flare, can be engineered. A refined flare assembly will use a steel insert with the plastic flare section molded around it Injection-molding a plastic flare promises several potential advantages. An entirely, or predominantly, plastic flare assembly can be produced at a significantly reduced cost. Injection-molding the flare should also reduce the variability typically associated with machined parts. The flares could also be manufactured more quickly.

Notes:

"ARL-MR-445."

Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (viewed May 8, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Development of a Plastic Stabilizer for the M865 Training Projectile

OCLC:

227896660