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From: etlgecs@juno25.ericsson.se (Grahame Curtis TM/JD rum5844)
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Subject: Re: Definition of 'Ballistic' in relation to SCUD
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Date: 27 Jan 91 10:14:28 GMT
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From: etlgecs@juno25.ericsson.se (Grahame Curtis TM/JD rum5844)
In article <1991Jan23.042117.6385@cbnews.att.com> maton@herald.usask.ca (Terry Maton) writes:
>From: maton@herald.usask.ca (Terry Maton)
>Please could someone post, or email to me the definition of 'ballistic'.

As far as I understood it, ballistic referred to the flight of the missile,
i.e. instead of

            --------
                   | >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>]]]]]]]
            --------
            Launcher       Flight path           Missile

travelling in a straight line, it followed a "ballistic" flight path:


                                 ^
                               /   \
                              /     \
                             /       \
                    Launcher#         * Missile
(Apologies for the diagrams - hope they are understandable)

 
>I am interested in terms of the SCUD.
>
>Does it leave earth atmosphere?

Again, as far as I know, the Scud is not an ICBM so it does not need to
travel so far in the vertical plane. I don't think that it goes that high.
Can someone correct me if I'm wrong in either of the two cases.


Grahame Curtis
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