Why are bombs, the ones dropped from airplanes, shaped like an oval with fins on one end? Why aren’t they spheres so they just fall down onto the target?
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There’s an impact or proximity fuse at the tip, so you want the bomb facing a certain direction when it lands so that it actually detonates.
Then you also want it to not be rotating randomly and wandering around like a curveball while it’s falling, you want it to drop exactly where you aimed it. The fins and torpedo shape help stabilize them in flight so they fall very close to where the bombardier was aiming.
Less collateral, fewer duds.
You want them to land on the part that had the detonation device, so they’re designed to land with a nose down.
The impact triggers a detonation device.
It also falls more predictably than a sphere
You want them to land on the part that had the detonation device, so they’re designed to land with a nose down.
The impact triggers a detonation device.
It also falls more predictably than a sphere
You want them to land on the part that had the detonation device, so they’re designed to land with a nose down.
The impact triggers a detonation device.
It also falls more predictably than a sphere
A pointy oval has a lot less aerodynamic drag. And that matters if you’re dragging them around attached to a plane.
An oval with fins also tends to fall in a nice predictable path. Spheres kinda just go wherever they want.
A pointy oval has a lot less aerodynamic drag. And that matters if you’re dragging them around attached to a plane.
An oval with fins also tends to fall in a nice predictable path. Spheres kinda just go wherever they want.
A pointy oval has a lot less aerodynamic drag. And that matters if you’re dragging them around attached to a plane.
An oval with fins also tends to fall in a nice predictable path. Spheres kinda just go wherever they want.
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