Powder And Propellants: Energetic Materials At Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001, Second Edition
by Rodney P. Carlisle /
2002 / English / PDF
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Revised and updated, this is the story of the U.S. Navy’s premier
facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of
energetic materials,” the chemical compounds used in gun and
rocket propellants as well as in aircraft cockpit ejection seats.
Initially charged to improve the penetrating power of warheads
against steel armor, Indian Head became the proving grounds for
testing guns, propellant powder, shells, mounts, and armor,
notably the manufacture and testing of Jet Assist Takeoff (JATO),
Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles.
Revised and updated, this is the story of the U.S. Navy’s premier
facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of
energetic materials,” the chemical compounds used in gun and
rocket propellants as well as in aircraft cockpit ejection seats.
Initially charged to improve the penetrating power of warheads
against steel armor, Indian Head became the proving grounds for
testing guns, propellant powder, shells, mounts, and armor,
notably the manufacture and testing of Jet Assist Takeoff (JATO),
Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles.
First published in 1990 as a private publication for the Navy,
First published in 1990 as a private publication for the Navy,Powder and Propellants
Powder and Propellants is now available again as a revised
and expanded second edition, with a new chapter on the
institution’s last decade. Those interested in military history,
technology, and government institutional history will find this
book invaluable.
is now available again as a revised
and expanded second edition, with a new chapter on the
institution’s last decade. Those interested in military history,
technology, and government institutional history will find this
book invaluable.
