Considerations on a large hydraulic jet catapult
Description:
Report presenting a survey of various types of catapults in connection with the problem of accelerating a large car along a track to a speed of 150 miles per hour. A hydraulic jet catapult was found to be the best suited and various design problems of that type are treated. The expected propulsive efficiency of the catapult is given and the effect of a side wind on the jet trajectory is calculated.
Date:
July 1954
Creator:
Joyner, Upshur T. & Horne, Walter B.
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