Buoyant chaff

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1961-06-05

1978-09-26

Buczinski, S. C.

Communications: radio wave antennas

Antennas

Balanced doublet - centerfed

343 18E, G01S 736, G01S 742, H01Q 1700

Patent

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041174860

ABSTRACT:
1. A buoyant elongated tubular chaff element responsive to radio frequency nergy comprising a hollow longitudinal body of relatively thin light weight flexible metal, a quantity of a gaseous medium lighter than air contained within said body sufficient to partially inflate the said body at normal atmospheric pressure and to fully inflate the said body at an altitude where the body weight equals the air displaced, the length of said body being substantially equal to one half the wave length of the radio frequency of operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 465971 (1891-12-01), Edison
patent: 1005871 (1911-10-01), Pennock
patent: 1793075 (1931-02-01), Flowers
patent: 2355610 (1944-08-01), Tuggle
patent: 2646019 (1953-07-01), Chetlan
patent: 2889078 (1959-06-01), Thomas
patent: 2996212 (1961-08-01), O'Sullivan

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