Steering of an aerodynamic vehicle

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1978-05-12

1979-08-07

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Missile stabilization or trajectory control

Automatic guidance

244 52, 244 87, F42B 1516, F42B 1518, B64C 1512, B64C 1902

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ABSTRACT:
A vehicle has two pairs of transversely oriented rudders and duplex nozzles; three motors pivot the rudders and nozzles for yaw, pitch and roll steering whereby each motor drives the requisite rudder(s) and pivots one or two nozzles so that thrust vector and aerodynamic steering is provided always in unison.

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patent: 2621871 (1952-12-01), Robert
patent: 2639582 (1953-05-01), Pearlman
patent: 2868478 (1959-01-01), McCloughy
patent: 2991026 (1961-07-01), Nelson et al.
patent: 3142153 (1964-07-01), Hensley
patent: 3532304 (1970-10-01), Pyptiuk

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