Aeronautics and astronautics – Missile stabilization or trajectory control – Externally mounted stabilizing appendage
Patent
1983-03-25
1985-02-05
Tudor, Harold J.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Missile stabilization or trajectory control
Externally mounted stabilizing appendage
102374, 244 323, F42B 1324
Patent
active
044974604
ABSTRACT:
An erodable spin turbine having a plurality of turbine blades affixed to the outer periphery of a missile nozzle. When the missile is fired in its launch tube the exhaust gas stream flows across the turbine blades to impart an angular torque to the missile as it traverses the launch tube. As the missile traverses the launch tube the exhaust gas stream is also eroding the spin turbine such that when the missile exits the launch tube the missile has reached its terminal spin rate and the spin turbine is effectively eroded so that it no longer interacts with the exhaust gas stream. The spin rate of the missile in its free-flight trajectory is maintained by airflow over canted fins and canards mounted on the missile's airframe.
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D. L. Booker, Free Flight Rocket Spin Technique Development, Techical Rep, U.S. Army Missile Research and Development Command, pp. 1-90, Jan. 9, 1978.
Pennington John W.
Thorsted Kenneth G.
Beers Robert F.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Tudor Harold J.
Walden Kenneth E.
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