2003-03-13 Terry,
I don't think the 21 000 pounds was a measure of its explosive force, but of its weight. This just goes to show you that with FFU, you really don't know what the number is attempting to describe by the units. If the numbers had been kilograms, then we know for sure it is the bombs mass they are referring to. If it is newtons, then we know it is the explosive force. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2003-03-13 07:14 Subject: [USMA:25113] Re: metric bombs I noted the text in the following USAF web page. www.afsoc.af.mil/panews/conventional_bomb.htm I know that 21000 lb does not convert exactly to 10 Mg. That confused me a little but perhaps explosive force is not exact. However, your suggestion about different 'tons' is plausible. Who knows what the engineers and scientists actually specify... I note that the values given (in either unit system) for the BLU-82 daisy cutter bomb also vary widely. I understand that there are different versions. -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794 > Of kilopascal > How did you discover the 21 000 lb bomb is actually the same as a 10 Mg > bomb > from the articles you posted? There was nothing in either article that > states the 21 000 lb bomb is really 10 Mg. a 22 000 lb bomb is a 10 Mg > bomb > and a 21 000 lb bomb is a 9.5 Mg bomb. > > Also, for the 7.5 ton mentioned in the second article was more than likely > to mean 7 Mg bomb. As the ton mentioned is most likely the short ton of > 907 > kg. > > > From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2003-03-12 17:15 > Subject: [USMA:25108] metric bombs > > > > I thought that there was something odd about a 21000 lb bomb. I now > discover > > that it is actually a 10 Mg bomb. > > > > www.afsoc.af.mil/panews/conventional_bomb.htm > > > > > > There is also some suggestion that the previous 15000 lb bomb was > actually > > 7.5 Mg. > > > > www.strategypage.com/gallery/default.asp?target=moab.htm > > > > > > -- > > Terry Simpson > > Human Factors Consultant > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.connected-systems.com > > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > > > >
