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In Figure 9, the percentages of impacts in 5° sectors from 0° to 180° have been plotted for Atlas IIAS random-attitude turns out to 280 seconds. (It should be remembered that random-attitude turns are representative of combined random-attitude and slow turns.) For B = 1000, theoretical Mode-5 impact percentages are also plotted in the figure for best-fit values of A obtained by trial and error. 100 10 Percent in 5-deg sector (%) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Angle From Flight Path (deg) Figure 9. Atlas IIAS Simulation Results with B = 1,000 By observing curve shapes, it can perhaps be seen that no single value of A causes a theoretical impact distribution and a distribution of impacts from random-attitude turns to match closely over the entire range of 5° sectors. Attempts to improve the match on one end of the curve by selecting a different A merely degrades the match on 9/10/96 42 RIT