A bullet with dimples? What do you think Marty? I want one!! http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/us-army-team-tests-radical-new-dimpled-bullet/
what took so long to discover this... I read an article about what the dimples on a golf ball do several years ago, I would not have thought to apply it to a projectile either to be honest. Be interesting to see how this affects artillary. The final sataement was interesting too; Transferring all the energy into the target has always been the intent, this seriously enhances that. I wonder how this applies to Police.. many went to supervell years ago to prevent shoot through and causing collateral damage to others. This will enhance the knockdown and help prevent through and throughs. Thanks Ron, interesting stuff.
I would love to see a gel block after one has been fired into it. If what they are describing the devastation should be an eye opener, as in OH ****!!!
My son is working on this "air disrupter" principle for a science project on rocket fin and nose cone design. As Marty said, it was born from the dimples of a golf ball. And, as Marty said again, what took so long. My son is 7 years old.
Come on now guys you know how stick in the mud Military Brass is, If it wasn't for us snot nose types they would still think black powder was the cats meow!!
Oh you are about to see DRAMATIC changes in artillery shells Marty, but it has nothing to do with dimples Think: Fins
I was actually just being facetious, as I think you are doing now. We can't say they haven't been trying for quite some time. Check out this oldie with the vortex generators on the wings.
But, higher velocities don't necessarily mean higher kinetic energies being delivered. There is less mass now, does it have the same impact "force"? Sorry if this has been answered in the article, at work, didn't get a chance to read the whole artilce.
