Combined steering and drag-reduction device
US9500456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/663
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combined steering and drag reduction device for a missile is disclosed. The device includes a base and an upper part which are arranged in succession along a main axis of navigation of the missile. Advantageously, the device also includes a pressurized-gas generator and at least one lateral thruster having at least one nozzle configured to deliver a thrust, by expanding gas transmitted by the generator and oriented along an axis substantially perpendicular to the main axis. The at least one lateral thruster also has at least one stabilizing chamber configured to expand the gas transmitted by the generator and expel it through an outlet section of the base substantially perpendicular to the main axis.
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