Ballistic Density

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Ballistic Density

A representation of the atmospheric density actually encountered by a projectile in flight, expressed as a percentage of the density according to the standard artillery atmosphere.
Thus, if the actual density distribution produced the same effect upon a projectile as the standard density distribution, the ballistic density would be 100 percent .

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use