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J
- JANAF
- U.S. military term referring to Joint Army-Navy-Air Force.
- JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off)
- A rocket motor used to assist the take-off of an aircraft.
- Jell
- Something gelatinized (like "jello"), but spell
"jellied gasoline" (gasoline thickened with "Napalm.")
- Jet
- The central stream of high velocity particles or gases from a
shaped charge.
- Jolt And Jumble Tests
- Tests intended to simulate the shocks various components of
ammunition are subjected to in transportation and handling.
- Joule
- Symbol J.
- 1 Joule = 1 Newton-meter = 0.738 ft• lb.
- Jump
- The movement which the tube of the gun describes under the
shock of firing, but before the projectile leaves the muzzle. Usually expressed as an
angle.
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