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Tension fracture fitting in missile separation thruster

US4171663A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 1977
Grant dateOct 23, 1979
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Expiry dateNov 22, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B15/36
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tension fracture fitting is mounted between two stages of a missile and fractured by separation thruster mechanism at an appropriate time to separate the missile stages and to guide the missile stages and prevent lateral translation between the two stages during initial separation.

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