[MSPaint Hypersonic Projectile]While I was off das internetz

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2007-09-04 01:43pm

I think you guys can pretty much figure out what dis beez

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-09-05 02:51am

Atomic rounds... very phallic, very sexy.

This stuff is awesome as usual!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2007-09-05 05:10am

Nuclear tank rounds? Goodness sakes.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2007-09-05 07:01am

Naw, nuclear battleship rounds. Fin stabilized too; I just haven't built the sabot and railgun armature yet.

EDIT: And yes, that nose cone curve is from a real math equation: y=x^.75, resulting in a power law body. I chose .75 for the exponent based on literature implying it to be the optimum shape for a hypersonic projectile for minimum drag. Also made the boattail and fin leading edges the same shape.

My only real limitation with Graphcalc is I can't really control for the equivalent wedge or cone angle I want; hoping to find a factor (or equation to give me same) to accomplish this.