Ordnance – Mine-destroying devices
Patent
1995-10-24
1997-10-07
Carone, Michael J.
Ordnance
Mine-destroying devices
89 111, 102403, F42B 2224
Patent
active
056751044
ABSTRACT:
The present invention pertains to the aerial deployment of generally planar structures. Typically, these structures are explosive arrays. Such explosive arrays are typically used in standoff minefield clearing and breaching on the ground, at river crossings, on beaches, and in shallow water surf zones adjoining beaches. The invention more specifically involves devices and methods for stably deploying such structures. This stable deployment is achieved by positioning the structure in a dihedral configuration as it moves through the air.
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Allen Lex N.
Richards Les H.
Schorr David J.
Vinson James K.
Carone Michael J.
Tracor Aerospace, Inc.
Wesson Theresa M.
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