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US 4961384Tier 3 — General Defense

HYPERVELOCITY PENETRATOR FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC ACCELERATOR

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

Filed

Feb 18, 1986

Granted

Oct 9, 1990

Location

Huntsville AL (NASA/Army)

Abstract

A hypervelocity penetrator for an electromagnetic accelerator that includes a nosetip section that is made of a composite material that is ablative, an intermediate section of a heavy metal such as tungsten or tungsten alloy, and a rear section that is made of ultrahigh-strength material such as steel alloy with the rear section being hollow to provide a cone-shaped penetrator that has a center of gravity that is forward of the center of pressure of the penetrator structure.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Nov 26, 1986

Rescinded

May 4, 1990

Duration

3 years, 5 months

Inventor

  • 1DAVID C. SAYLES

Sensitive facility: Huntsville AL (NASA/Army)

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