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Published on: August 7, 2018
Mach one impact test apparatus utilizing an 18.4-mm-bore gas gun with a novel decelerating device
A P Coppa1, G F Selden, R L Mehan
1General Electric Company, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19101, USA.
The Review of Scientific Instruments
|July 1, 1979
Abstract:
The design and operation of a helium-gas-driven gun capable of operation to Mach one is described in this report. The gun utilizes a unique tapered-tube decelerator that captures the sabot and prevents gas discharge from the muzzle. This feature makes it possible to operate the gun in a normal laboratory environment without excessive safety precautions.

