US3203650A
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Variable geometry re-entry vehicle
Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1961-08-16
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1981-08-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles H Christenson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:09
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/62; B64C; B64C3/00; B64C3/38; B64C3/42; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A VARIABLE GOEMETRY RE-ENTRY VEHICLE HAVING A BLUNT NOSED, WEDGGE-SHAPED BODY OF SUBSTANTIALLY DELTA PLANFORM WITH AN UNDERSIDE HAVNG AN INCLINED LIFTING SURFACE WITH A CONTINUOUSLY ENLARGING CROSS-SECTION FROM THE NOSE OF THE BODY, AFT, WING MEANS HINGED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BODY ALONG FORE AND AFT AXES, THE WINGS ADAPTED TO FOLD AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BODY IN A FAIRED POSITION WITH THE REST OF THE BODY AND TO BE EXTEND TO A LATERAL FLYING POSITION, A DOUBLE COWLING AT THE AFT END OF THE BODY OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE PERIPHERY OF THE AFT END OF THE BODY, THE DOUBLE COWLING BEING EXTENDABLE TO FORM A CONCENTRIC DOUBLE SLOTTED FLAP TO INDUCE INWARD FLOW OF AIR ABOUT THE BASE TO REDUCE DRAG AT SUBSONIC SPEEDS, DIRECTABLE PROPULSION MEANS ON THE AFT END OF THE BODY FOR CONTROL, AND LANDING GEAR MEANS.
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