Missile system with telescoping launch tube

Details Missile system with telescoping launch tube Missile system with telescoping launch tube

1993-02-16

1995-03-21

Brown, David

Ordnance

Rocket launching

Having means restraining rocket from movement in launching...

89 1816, F41F 3042

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053985885

ABSTRACT:
A missile launching system (18) for launching a missile (20) includes an automatically telescoping launch tube (22, 24) and a rest raining system (40, 42). The telescoping launch tube (22, 24) lengthens the period of guided travel of the missile (20) during launch, to improve its accuracy. The launch tube system has an outer case (24), and an inner launch tube (22) internally dimensioned to receive the missile (20) therein and externally dimensioned to slide within the outer case (24) from a rearward position to a forward position. The restraining system (40, 42) holds the missile (20) and inner launch tube (22) at the proper locations before and during firing, and includes a releasable holdback (40) for the inner launch tube (22) at the rearward position and a releasable holdback for the missile (20) at a preselected position within the inner launch tube (22). The inner launch tube (22) is restrained so that it may not slide past the forward position relative to the outer case (24) at the end of its travel during the launching sequence.

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