[GeoStL] Re: GPS survives 16,000 Gs

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That's one of our son's favorite shows.

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Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:40 PM
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Subject: [GeoStL] GPS survives 16,000 Gs

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I was watching Future Weapons on the Military Channel tonight.  They had =
a GPS-guided artillery shell called Excalibur they subjected to 16,000 =
Gs in a test firing, which is twice as much as it will be subjected to =
in a real-world situation.  The electronics survived the firing and it =
performed flawlessly.  They fired one shell at a target 22 km away but =
instead of firing straight at the target, it was shot 4 miles off =
course, about a 15=B0 offset.  During it's 90 second flight, the shell =
corrected it's flight and hit within 2 yards of the target.  I just wish =
my etrex wouldn't shut off when it receives a slight bump.=20
Here's a couple links with info on it.
http://tinyurl.com/zdqld


http://tinyurl.com/26w6h9






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