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...ght|350px|Figure 1: Showing the flow velocity of the exhaust gas (from the propellant combustion) increasing from slow (green) to fast (red) in a de Laval nozzle ...s to expand and accelerate the [[combustion]] product gases from burning [[propellant]]s so that the gases are exhausted from the nozzle exit at [[supersonic]] [

The missile used storable liquid propellant and [[inertial navigation|inertial guidance]]. Its range was 120 km/75 mil

...c term that includes '''black powder''' and '''smokeless powder''') is a [[propellant]] that has been used in [[firearm]]s and [[firework]]s. The [[gas]]es gener *[[single-base propellant]]: [[Nitrocellulose]] and inert ingredients for mechanical properties

*Propulsion: Alliant TechSystems (Hercules) MK-58 solid-propellant rocket motor.

:*Energy imparted by the gun propellant or rocket motor; there may be gravity-induced drop over long distances

...UGM-73 Poseidon, there were three versions of the missile. All used solid propellant [[rocket engine]]s, which were a fortuitous development of Navy-funded basi ...w second-stage motor, replacing the nitropolymer fuel with a [[double-base propellant]] that contained [[aluminium]] and ammonium perchlorate. It replaced the je

* The gas flow is constant (i.e., steady) during the period of the [[propellant]] burn. * 2100 to 3200 m/s (4,700 to 7,200 mph) for [[solid rocket|solid propellant]]s

...cket engine, or imparted to it externally, as by the rapid combustion of a propellant in an [[artillery]] piece. Destructive devices that are actively propelled

* Merlin Engine - A medium thrust LOX / Kerosene rocket motor. The propellant, of the Merlin engine, is fed via a single shaft, dual impeller turbo-pump

...M, whose delivery to the fleet began in 1993, is powered by a MK 112 solid-propellant rocket motor. After launch, the passive RF seeker homes on the incoming cru

...id propellant missiles such as the [[LGM-30 Minuteman]] had a stable solid propellant. Reportedly, it could be launched 32 seconds after receiving a valid order,

...c kill]] useful against harder targets, such as tanks and bunkers. The new propellant is lower-smoke, which makes it more difficult for ground troops to recogniz

...asting study in 1968, were the Hahn-Strasseman point for believing a solid propellant [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]] was feasible. It took considerable

...indirect fire weapon, often muzzle-loader, firing shells using a gunpowder propellant. Mortars are short-barreled, having barrels with a length 10 or less times

...1967 1,000 Minutemen were operational. Minuteman is a three-stage, solid-propellant, rocket-powered ICBM with a range of approximately 5,500 nautical miles. It ...orth Dakota. The chief contractor is Boeing. The missile uses three solid-propellant rocket motors, built by Thiokol, Aerojet-General and United Technologies Ch

...The use of rockets, rather than a barrel that has to contain the expanding propellant of cannon, allows the MRL to be quite light in weight.

...metre|m]] across. The total launch mass was 2328 kg, of which 1445 kg were propellant and attitude control gas. The eight faces of the ring-like structure were 0 ...prevent contamination of the Martian surface. The lander carried 85 kg of propellant at launch, contained in two spherical [[titanium]] tanks mounted on opposit

...ut the most generally accepted technical explanation is that bags of loose propellant (i.e., smokeless gunpowder) were rammed too quickly into the breech of the ...hile extensive safety measures were used to prevent accidental sparks near propellant, or even more catastrophic turret explosions that extended into the stored

* [[Double-base propellant/Definition]] * [[Propellant/Definition]]

...nd the difference, consider that there are multiple ways to understand the propellant of a new enemy weapon. A technical intelligence analyst would work with a c === Ammunition, Explosive, and Rocket Propellant Analysis ===