Jettisonable aerodynamic control surfaces
US5150858A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C5/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flight vehicle includes a fuselage 10 having a consumable fuel supply 18,12, main wings 12 each with an elevon 14 and a pair of jettisonable foreplanes 16. The foreplanes provide lift at take-off and during transonic flight and, at higher supersonic speeds they are jettisoned.
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