Powder and Propellants
Energetic Materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001
Powder and Propellants is the story of the U.S. Navy's premier facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of energetic materials, the chemical compounds used in gun and rocket propellants as well as in aircraft cockpit ejection seats.Initially charged to improve the penetrating power of warheads against steel armor, Indian Head became the proving grounds for testing guns, propellant powder, shells, mounts, and armor, notably the manufacture and testing of Jet Assist Takeoff (JATO), Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles.First published in 1990 as a private publication for the navy, Powder and Propellants is now availa…
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- ISBN: 978-1-57441-149-2
- EAN: 9781574411492
- Produktnummer: 1455492
- Verlag: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 368 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm 925 g
- Auflage: Second Edition
- Abbildungen: 45 b&w phototgraphs, notes, glossary, bibliography, index
- Gewicht: 925
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
RODNEY P. CARLISLE is vice president of History Associates Incorporated, a historical services firm in Rockville, Maryland, and professor of history at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books, including Brandy, Our Man in Acapulco, published by the University of North Texas Press.
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