Projectile having extendable wings

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1985-09-03

1987-05-12

Kyle, Deborah L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244 49, F42B 1332, B64C 356

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046643389

ABSTRACT:
A projectile possessing extendable wings or fins which are adapted to be pivoted radially outwardly of the projectile. The wing or fin includes a flexible covering and a tensioning device; for example, a strut arrangement, and with the wing or fin being displaceable from a retracted position prior to launch of the projectile to an outwardly extended position in which the applicable covering portion is tensioned by the tensioning device so as to thereby provide a stable, predetermined aerodynamically defined wing or fin configuration.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1339188 (1920-05-01), Frecska
patent: 3507150 (1970-04-01), Stengel
patent: 3743218 (1973-07-01), Sweeney et al.
patent: 4351499 (1982-09-01), Maudal et al.
patent: 4586681 (1986-05-01), Wedertz et al.

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