The following formula is used to calculate actual muzzle velocity of a projectile, given the velocity of the projectile at some distance from the muzzle.
Not that (n - 1)
n should actually be:
(n - 1)
__n
V
m = V
c { 1 + (P / P
a) (A
k / CcosΘ ) (V
c / a)
(n - 1)n Dmc
V
m = muzzle velocity
V
c = instantaneous velocity as measured at some distance from muzzle
P / P
a = weight density of air
A
k, n = Mayevski velocity at specific subrange
C = ballistic coefficient of projectile
Θ = launch angle
a = acceleration due to gravity
D
mc = distance between muzzle and where instantaneous velocity was measured, such as centre of a chronograph
Posted on Tuesday, 16th March 2010