В продолжение темы полетов из пушки
Apr. 30th, 2002 10:45 pmРакетный разгонный блок (Martlet 3E) разрабатывался для того, чтобы повысить высоту запуска из семидюймовых пушек до 180-200км и освободить 16дюймовый ствол для экспериментов с разгонными блоками для спутника.
Most of the development flights of the Martlet 3E were conducted using surplus 155 mm smooth-bore guns (6.25 inch) in place of the 7 inch (7.17 inch actual bore diameter) guns. There were only a limited number of 7 inch guns available. The 155 mm smooth-bore guns were available in larger numbers and were expendable if development problems occurred. (подчеркивание мое).
Most of the development flights of the Martlet 3E were conducted using surplus 155 mm smooth-bore guns (6.25 inch) in place of the 7 inch (7.17 inch actual bore diameter) guns. There were only a limited number of 7 inch guns available. The 155 mm smooth-bore guns were available in larger numbers and were expendable if development problems occurred. (подчеркивание мое).