Spin dispensing method and apparatus

Details Spin dispensing method and apparatus Spin dispensing method and apparatus

1986-01-31

1987-06-30

Brown, David H.

Ammunition and explosives

Drop bombs

Cluster type

89 111, 102489, F42B 2516, F42B 1350

Patent

active

046761675

ABSTRACT:
An airborne spin dispensing apparatus (100,101) and method of dispensing a plurality of sub-units (60) such that the ground plane impact pattern of the plurality of sub-units substantially corresponds to a particular geometric ground target. An onboard microprocessor (24) which receives flight data (26) and a selected target data (28) also has a program store of sub-unit ejection sequences each of which corresponds to a particular target impact geometry. The microprocessor (24) selects an appropriate sub-unit ejection sequence in accordance with the flight and selected target data and effects a release of the sub-units (60) from the spinning apparatus such that their ground impact pattern substantially matches the geometry of the ground target.

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