Abstract: A family of Class 1.3 propellant compositions comprising nitrocellulose, at least one of a selected group of plasticizing nitrate esters, a thermal stabilizer, carbon and an energetic solid, and a method of making the family of propellant compositions is provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 20, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 8, 2001
Assignee:
Altantic Research Corporation
Inventors:
Jamie B. Neidert, Robert S. Scheffee, Gary T. Bowman, James D. Martin