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physics.gen-ph2013★ 2 cited
Aerodynamic Drag and Gyroscopic Stability
Elya R. Courtney, Michael W. Courtney
This paper describes the effects on aerodynamic drag of rifle bullets as the gyroscopic stability is lowered from 1.3 to 1.0. It is well known that a bullet can tumble for stabilit…
physics.med-ph2013
Bullet Retarding Forces in Ballistic Gelatin by Analysis of High Speed Video
Steven Gaylord, Robert Blair, Michael Courtney +1
Though three distinct wounding mechanisms (permanent cavity, temporary cavity, and ballistic pressure wave) are described in the wound ballistics literature, they all have their ph…
physics.pop-ph2013★ 3 cited
Studying the Internal Ballistics of a Combustion Driven Potato Cannon using High-speed Video
E. D. S. Courtney, M. W. Courtney
A potato cannon was designed to accommodate several different experimental propellants and have a transparent barrel so the movement of the projectile could be recorded on high-spe…