Decoy method, device and system for protecting an aircraft
US9523560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/38
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The decoy method, of the type in which: an ejectable on-board decoy provided with a decoy charge (13) is enclosed inside a streamlined cylindrical body (9) mounted ejectably on the aircraft (1); the streamlined cylindrical body (9) containing the decoy is ejected parallel to the aerodynamic stream of the aircraft; the decoy charge (13) is removed from the streamlined cylindrical body (9) while keeping the decoy charge attached to said body; and the decoy charge removed from the body is operated to render it active.
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