Principles of Guided Missiles and Nuclear Weapons, NAVPERS 10784; Prepared and produced by the U.S. Navy Training Publications Center under direction of the Bureau of Naval Personnel
Washington, DC: United States Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1959. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover, leatherlike cover. v, [3], 284, [2] pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Fold-out. Glossary. Index. Part 1 is devoted to Guided Missiles. It addresses an introduction to guided missiles, factors affecting missile flight, guided missile components, missile propulsion systems, missile control systems, principles of missile guidance, command guidance, beam-rider guidance, homing guidance, other guidance systems, and guided missile ships and systems. Part 2 is devoted to Nuclear Weapons. It addresses Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics, Principles of Nuclear Weapons, and Effects of Nuclear Weapons. Appendix A is an Introduction to basic electricity and electronics. Appendix B is the Glossary. This is the second volume of a three-volume series of texts dealing with Naval weapons. The series was intended for use in the Naval Science curriculum of NROTC universities, and in other Navy training programs. The first volume dealt with the Principles of Naval Ordnance and Gunnery. The third volume was a classified supplement to volume 2 and described specific Navy missiles and nuclear weapons. This is the first appearance of this manual. This volume deals with many basic principles and theories needed for understanding guided missile flight and control, and basic nuclear weapons information. Considerable information is given on the effects of nuclear weapons. This represents the state of the art, state of knowledge, and state of practice between the end of the Korean War and U.S. entry into the Vietnam War. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Airframe, Propulsion System, Rocket Motors, Control Systems, Guidance Systems, Beam-rider, Homing Guidance, Navigational Guidance, Nuclear effects, Weapon Effects
[Book #83991]
Price: $100.00