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What force keeps on acting on the projectile after it was thrown?
The only force acting upon a projectile is gravity!
What is drag in ballistics?
Drag, or the air resistance, decelerates the projectile with a force proportional to the square of the velocity. Wind makes the projectile deviate from its trajectory.
What is the propellant which burns and pushes the projectile out of the gun?
In firearms and artillery, the primer (/ˈpraɪmər/) is the chemical and/or device responsible for initiating the propellant combustion that will push the projectiles out of the gun barrel.
What happens with the movement of the cannon when there is no air resistance?
Therefore, a projectile in motion will remain with the same horizontal velocity throughout its flight, since no force exists in the horizontal direction, but its velocity will change in the vertical direction due to the force of gravity. …
What forces act on a projectile?
What are the forces acting on projectile motion?
The forces acting on projectile motion, excluding the force that get the projectile in motion, are gravity and drag due to friction with the air, although often the latter can be ignored safely.
What is drag function G1 G7?
G1 and G7 refer both refer to aerodynamic drag models based on particular “standard projectile” shapes. The G1 shape looks like a flat-based bullet. So, when choosing your drag model, G1 is preferrable for flat-based bullets, while G7 is ordinarily a “better fit” for longer, boat-tailed bullets.
What is progressive burning?
A type of propellant engineered to burn relatively slowly at first and then at faster rates.
What force acts in the Y direction that causes an object to travel in a parabolic arc?
A projectile is an object upon which the only force is gravity. Gravity, being a downward force, causes a projectile to accelerate in the downward direction.