Non-spinning projectile
US4337911A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A non-spinning projectile for combat use against battlefield targets has a tapered paramidal shape with a sharply pointed nose. A supersonic launch speeds the nose causes formation of a generally conical shock wave. Along its length aft of its nose, the projectile has two fin-like projections spaced apart on each side of a symmetrical undersurface and adapted to capture the shock wave so that its pressure effects provide lifting force to the projectile undersurface.
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