Projectile for electric rail guns

Details Projectile for electric rail guns Projectile for electric rail guns

1989-05-15

1990-06-05

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Accelerating

102526, 124 3, 1741262, F41B 600

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active

049303953

ABSTRACT:
A projectile intended to be fired from an electric rail gun having spaced current-carrying rails between which the projectile is accelerated when fired, includes an armature mounted on the projectile and arranged to make contact simultaneously with the rails to electrically connect the rails to one another. The armature is of annular configuration and rotates as the projectile is propelled through the electric rail gun.

REFERENCES:
patent: H237 (1987-03-01), Levy
patent: 1421435 (1922-07-01), Fauchon-Villeplee
patent: 4369692 (1983-01-01), Kemeny
patent: 4480523 (1984-11-01), Young et al.

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