Ordnance – Bomb – flare and signal dropping – Bomb displaced from exterior of plane
Patent
1974-01-22
1978-05-02
Bentley, Stephen C.
Ordnance
Bomb, flare and signal dropping
Bomb displaced from exterior of plane
235401, F41G 324
Patent
active
040868419
ABSTRACT:
Improved aerial weapons comprise an aircraft capable of controlled flight relative to a preselected target, means to automatically control the flight path of said aircraft, means to continuously determine the position of said aircraft relative to said target, means to automatically impose upon said flight path a helical component which at one instant in time passes through a munition release point appropriate for the said target, and automatic means to release the munition at the said munition release point. Additionally, the weapon may comprise means to create a visual presentation of said target as an image erect with respect to the pilot, regardless of the instantaneous attitude of the aircraft.
Such aerial weapons, used to deliver air-to-ground munitions upon an intended target from an optimum position, speed and altitude can substantially reduce aircraft attrition from enemy guns or defensive aircraft.
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Bentley Stephen C.
Palmer Carroll F.
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