Mantle's Approximations for Figures of Merit in Ballistic Missile Trajectories
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SOURCE:
The Missile Defense Equation: Factors for Decision Making by Peter J. Mantle, Appendix C.
Mr. Mantle has come up with a set of "rules of thumb" equations that can be used for quickly coming up with order of magnitude figures for various classes of ballistic missiles lofted on minimum-energy/maximum-range trajectories.
While they may not be precisely accurate, they are mathematically and computationally "cheap" to run; and can get you into the ballpark with little information required.
In no particular order, they are:
Where:
VBO: Burnout velocity of missile (km/sec)
R: Range of missile (kilometers)
Where:
TOF: Time of Flight of Missile (seconds)
R: Range of missile (kilometers)
Where:
Apogee: Apogee of missile (kilometers)
R: Range of missile (kilometers)
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