US3139033A
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Aerodynamically stable missile
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-07-23
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1979-07-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst D Geissler
- 👤 Werner K Dahm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:54
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B10/00; F42B10/60; F42B10/62; F42B10/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
AN AERODYNAMICALLY STABLE MISSILE DISPOSED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF A PAYLOAD TO A TARGET COMPRISING: (A) A CYLINDRICAL BOOSTER; (B) A NOSE DISPOSED ON THE TOP OF SAID BOOSTER AND IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BOOSTER; (C) SAID BOOSTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF FUEL TANKS DISPOSED IN TANDEM RELATION THEREIN; (D) A ROCKET ENGINE DISPOSED BELOW SAID FUEL TANKS AND AT THE BASE OF SAID BOOSTER SO THAT THE JET STREAM FROM THE ENGINE WILL FLOW FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOOSTER; (E) A PLURALITY OF CRUCIFORM FINS POSITIONED ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID BOOSTER; (F) SAID FINS BEING PROVIDED WITH AREAS SYMMETRICALLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE BASE OF SAID BOOSTER AND POSITIONED THEREON FOR LOCATING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY AND CENTER OF PRESSURE OF THE MISSILE IN PREDETERMINED SPACED SERIAL ARRANGEMENT AND FOR LIMITING THE SPACING BETWEEN THE CENTER OF GRAVITY AND CENTER OF PRESSURE TO A MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE DIAMETER OF
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
AN AERODYNAMICALLY STABLE MISSILE DISPOSED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF A PAYLOAD TO A TARGET COMPRISING: (A) A CYLINDRICAL BOOSTER; (B) A NOSE DISPOSED ON THE TOP OF SAID BOOSTER AND IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BOOSTER; (C) SAID BOOSTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF FUEL TANKS DISPOSED IN TANDEM RELATION THEREIN; (D) A ROCKET ENGINE DISPOSED BELOW SAID FUEL TANKS AND AT THE BASE OF SAID BOOSTER SO THAT THE JET STREAM FROM THE ENGINE WILL FLOW FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOOSTER; (E) A PLURALITY OF CRUCIFORM FINS POSITIONED ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID BOOSTER; (F) SAID FINS BEING PROVIDED WITH AREAS SYMMETRICALLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE BASE OF SAID BOOSTER AND POSITIONED THEREON FOR LOCATING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY AND CENTER OF PRESSURE OF THE MISSILE IN PREDETERMINED SPACED SERIAL ARRANGEMENT AND FOR LIMITING THE SPACING BETWEEN THE CENTER OF GRAVITY AND CENTER OF PRESSURE TO A MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE DIAMETER OF
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