Rick Karlquist wrote: > This question reminds me of the HP5062 military Cs standard > and the Navy's "hammer blow test." The Navy required HP to > pass this test which consisted of mounting the victim, I mean > the DUT, on a platform, and then whacking the platform with a > 400 lb "hammer". The hammer was a weight on the end of a > pendulum that was raised up and then let go. It was supposed > to simulate firing a 16 inch naval gun, or maybe it was to > simulate a depth charge in a submarine.
Ouch. (Those 16" guns were amazing, said to be equivalent to tossing a VW bug up to 23 miles.) > (I believe the 5062's mainly went into submarines). I imagine having a very good clock in a submarine would be useful for all sorts of things. -ch _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
