American Ammunition Files Patent Application for Bullet That Will Not Pierce Aircraft

Josey1

American Ammunition Files Patent Application for Bullet That Will Not Pierce Aircraft Fuselage MIAMI--Oct. 31, 2001--American Ammunition, Inc. (OTCBB:AAMI), announces it has been assigned a serial number (60/ 325,046) from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its provisionalpatent application filed on September 26, 2001 for a bullet that will not pierce an aircraft fuselage but will penetrate human soft tissue. The product has been specifically designed for use inside the cabin of a commercial aircraft, with additional applications such as nuclear power plants, hazardous materials storage facilities, and home defense. American Ammunition has departed completely from standard ballistics and designed this projectile to meet this growing and unfilled need. Two of the basic design criteria in ballistics are penetration and expansion of the projectile. These two factors have been controlled to meet the specific requirements of weapons discharged inside an aircraft cabin, while insuring fuselage integrity. This design is a new concept in close quarter ammunition: a bullet capable of incapacitating an assailant without terminally damaging surrounding structure. Design and material selection allows for the inverted expansion and aft internal collapse of the projectile mass. Upon impact with the aircraft fuselage, the bullet (projectile) internally collapses; therefore not allowing for the transfer of kinetic energy forward or penetration above that required for soft tissue penetration. Testing has been successful in Jetliner and Commuter fuselages as well as successful testing into ordinance gelatin and bovine raw meat. This performance criterion is accomplished without sacrificing the standard velocity and accuracy of the caliber being used. A video of those tests can be viewed on the Company website in the New Product section, http://www.a-merc.com. This development will contribute to the safety of pilots, Air Marshals and the traveling public. American Ammunition has been invited to demonstrate its new ammunition at the Georgia Tactical Officers Association (GTOA) on November 2, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cobb County Police Department Training Center in Atlanta, GA. Police officers from across the State will attend the conference. For further information interested parties may contact Major O.T. Norton at the Georgia State Patrol. Phone Number: (404) 624-7430. Fax Number: (404) 624-7431. American Ammunition is an autonomous manufacturer of ammunition, with the technology and equipment to capitalize upon the growing defense and retail markets. The ammunition industry has experienced a 28% average increase in revenues annually between 1991 through 1998, and the trend is expected to continue through the year 2005 and beyond. http://www.transportnews.com/Article/139297?KW=ammunition

alledan

Questionable! This may be good for the uses above except one. Home defense should be with a round that will penetrate and stop the attacker/s even thru heavy winter clothing.I see a bullet proof vest against these rounds to be several layers of thick leather.

Txs

Almost sounds like a leather jacket with a few layers of clothing could be used as body armor.

Iconoclast

So the bullet won't penetrate an aircraft skin. Whopee. All together now, let's say 'red herring.' This isn't a spacecraft operating in vacuum. The bad guys put on a leather vest and they have at least minimal protection. Right back to double tap time. Please, tell me that the people buying the ammo for the Sky Marshals, armed pilots or whomever are not liberal Kalifornia Democrats and so have at least a potential touch with reality.

rodgerglide

An aircraft at high altitude under pressurisation is somthing you don't want to have a hole in.Small holes grow into larger holes quickly in relitively thin sheet metal, and rapid decompression can be deadly.The tragic episode involving golfer Payne Stewart is one example.Any method to stop would-be hijackers should be concidered.Aircraft crews should be armed and marshalls should be on every flight.I don't know about you all,but at least when I am driving my old car,I carry,and am not looking foward to my next flight unless better security is in place.

.250Savage

Actually, I understand the "small holes quickly turn into big holes" thing isn't so, except in James Bond flicks. There are already several holes in aircraft skins, to allow pressure to equalize and such. A bullet hole wouldn't affect that.

rodgerglide

I also take into concideration the speed of the aircraft.The roof of one aircraft came off over HI if you remember,and that started as a small hole.High velocity wind can be damaging when entering a windshield.I don't think any current airframe is safe when compromised at speed and altitude.But who knows,some aircraft have been safely landed when that occurs,some not.