Aeronautics and astronautics – Missile stabilization or trajectory control – Externally mounted stabilizing appendage
Patent
1988-02-08
1989-06-27
Kyle, Deborah L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Missile stabilization or trajectory control
Externally mounted stabilizing appendage
2441374, 244 49, 89 1815, 89 151, F42B 15053
Patent
active
048422185
ABSTRACT:
A moveable wing aircraft including a quick release, attachment mechanism carrying the aircraft on a bomb rack or other carrier and a mechanism for deploying the moveable wing from its captive carry position to its extended free flight position are disclosed. The aircraft includes an elongate fuselage, a portion of the top surface of which is substantially flat in order to accommodate the moveable wing. The moveable wing is positional between a captive carry position in which it is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the fuselage and an extended free flight position. The single, moveable wing is pivoted around a central point from its captive carry position to its extended free flight position such that it is substantially perpendicular to the aircraft fuselage. The quick release mechanism extends through apertures in the wing in its captive carry position and is spring biased to retract through the wing and into the aircraft fuselage when released from the bomb rack or other carrier. The deployment mechanism includes a spring loaded cable and pulley arrangement and serves to connect the moveable wing to the fuselage and to bias it from its captive carry position to its extended free flight position when activated upon release of the quick release mechanism.
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Conjerti Samuel N.
Groutage Frederick D.
Shaw Lockburn S.
Carone Michael J.
Fendelman Harvey
Keough Thomas Glenn
Kyle Deborah L.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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