Ballistic Temperature

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Ballistic Temperature


That temperature (in F) which, when regarded as a surface temperature and used in conjunction with the lapse rate of the standard artillery atmosphere, would produce the same effect on a projectile as the actual temperature distribution encountered by the projectile in flight.

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use