Inventors:
Robert A. Shutler - Mogadore OH, US
Margaret Rose Manning - Akron OH, US
Paul A. Leitch - Brecksville OH, US
Paul E. Liggett - Wooster OH, US
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD
International Classification:
B23Q 17/00
US Classification:
294071, 2989001, 2940705, 2940709, 102374, 102379, 102293, 86 51, 86 11, 702 42, 702 43, 73 37, 73167, 73802, 73838
Abstract:
A method for producing a missile nose cone is disclosed. The method consists of manufacturing a first missile nose cone from a first lot of polymeric material and determining a first rupture value. The method further consists of manufacturing a second missile nose cone from a second lot of polymeric material and determining a second rupture value of the second missile nose cone. Both first and second lots of material are mixed into a test batch with one another based on their associated rupture values. An evaluation missile nose cone is then manufactured from the test batch and a determination is made as to whether the evaluation missile nose cone has a desired rupture value. If a desired rupture value is not obtained, then the mixing and evaluation steps are repeated.