US3132476A
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Thrust vector control apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-04-27
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1981-04-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl W Conrad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 01:00
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/80; F02K9/82
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
AN APPARATUS COMPRISING AN EXHAUST NOZZLE OF A COMBUSTION POWERPLANT FORMING A SUPERSONIC EXHAUST JET AND AT LEAST ONE AUXILIARY NOZZLE POSITIONED AT THE DOWNSTREAM END THEREOF FOR FORMING AN AUXILIARY JET; SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE INCLUDING CONVERGENT AND DIVERGENT PORTIONS; SAID AUXILIARY JET BEING MOVEABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION RADIALLY OUTWARD FROM THE TERMINATION OF SAID DIVERGENT PORTION TO A SECOND POSITION RADIALLY INWARD OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID TERMINATION; SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE HAVING AN EXIT PLANE; SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE HAVING AN EXIT PLANE AT THE TERMINATION OF THE DIVERGENT PORTION; SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE EXIT PLANE AND SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE EXIT PLANE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL RELATION TO THEREBY PROVIDE FOR SUBSTANTIALLY DIRECTLY OPPOSITE EXHAUST AND AUXILIARY JETS; A SOURCE OF FLUID TO SUPPLY SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE; CONDUIT MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE AND SOURCE OF FLUID; VALVE MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID TO SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE FROM INSERTION MEANS FOR MOVING SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION ALONG SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE EXIT PLANE INTO SAID OPPOSITELY FLOWING EXHAUST JET.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
182 words
AN APPARATUS COMPRISING AN EXHAUST NOZZLE OF A COMBUSTION POWERPLANT FORMING A SUPERSONIC EXHAUST JET AND AT LEAST ONE AUXILIARY NOZZLE POSITIONED AT THE DOWNSTREAM END THEREOF FOR FORMING AN AUXILIARY JET; SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE INCLUDING CONVERGENT AND DIVERGENT PORTIONS; SAID AUXILIARY JET BEING MOVEABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION RADIALLY OUTWARD FROM THE TERMINATION OF SAID DIVERGENT PORTION TO A SECOND POSITION RADIALLY INWARD OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID TERMINATION; SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE HAVING AN EXIT PLANE; SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE HAVING AN EXIT PLANE AT THE TERMINATION OF THE DIVERGENT PORTION; SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE EXIT PLANE AND SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE EXIT PLANE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL RELATION TO THEREBY PROVIDE FOR SUBSTANTIALLY DIRECTLY OPPOSITE EXHAUST AND AUXILIARY JETS; A SOURCE OF FLUID TO SUPPLY SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE; CONDUIT MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE AND SOURCE OF FLUID; VALVE MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID TO SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE FROM INSERTION MEANS FOR MOVING SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION ALONG SAID AUXILIARY NOZZLE EXIT PLANE INTO SAID OPPOSITELY FLOWING EXHAUST JET.
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