
2. Simplified law application exercises
2.1 Anti-tank missile: gas pedal block
An anti-tank system mounted on an all-terrain vehicle (an example is shown in figure 5 ) or on a helicopter fires 23 kg ammunition comprising an acceleration block (the subject of this paragraph) and a cruising block (the subject of the following paragraph).
The propellant mass for acceleration is 2.5 kg. The aim is to estimate the cruise speed, assuming a specific impulse of 210 s. Tsiolkovski's formula [equation (6) ] gives a final...
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