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In the initial design stages of a guided missile it is essential
tc predict the weight as accurately as is possible, and this note is
intended to be a guide in this process.
The information has been presented in a form which is applicable
to two definite stages in the evaluation of the missile. These,
for the sake of convenience, have been called the weapon system and
project design stages, and correspond to the proc.adures of formulating
the requirements for a particular missile and the initial interpretation
of them.
The note is intended to be as complete as is possible and the
weight prediction methods suggested apply to equipment and systems as
well as to structure. In some instances the formulae quoted are
derived from published work, but much of the information is the result
of original investigation. Whilst much of this investigation has been
of an empirical nature, in some cases a theoretical approach has been
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