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Drag-compensated missile

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-03-08
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1980-03-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William C Mccorkle
  • 👤 Robert G Conard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 14:11
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B10/00; F42B10/60; F42B10/66; F42B10/661

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
A MISSILE DISPOSED FOR FLIGHT ACCORDING TO A PLANNED TRAJECTORY INCLUDING BOOSTER PROPULSION AND SUSTAINER PROPULSION PASSES OF FLIGHT, SAID MISSILE COMPRISING: A ROTARY HOUSING ASSEMBLY; FINS FIXED TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID ASSEMBLY, EACH FIN BEING AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO A PLANE THRU THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY WHEREBY THE MISSILE IS ARROW-STABILIZED, IS ROTATED AT A NON-GYROSCOPIC SPEED, AND THE ACCURACY-DISTRUBING EFFECT OF THRUST MALALIGNMENT LARGELY IS BALANCED OUT; A BOOSTER WITHIN SAID HOUSING ASSEMBLY COMPORISING A BOOSTER ROCKET-MOSOT NOZZLE FOR THE EXIT OF PROPULSIVE GAS; A SUSTAINER WITHIN SAID ASSEMBLY FOR MAINTAINING THE MISSILE ON ITS TRAJECTORY AFTER BURNOUT OF SAID BOOSTER, COMPRISING A SUSTAINER ROCKET-MOTOR NOZZLE; MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID SHELL FOR CUTOFF OF SAID BOOSTER MOTOR AND IGNITION OF SAID SUSTAINER MOTOR, RESPONSIVE TO SAID MISSILE ATTAINING A PREDETERMINED VELOCITY IN THE TRAJECTORY; ACCELEROMETER MEANS, MOUNTED IN SAID ASSEMBLY SUBSTANTIALLY ON SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, FOR MEASURING ACCELERATIONS AND FOR SUPPLYING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
A MISSILE DISPOSED FOR FLIGHT ACCORDING TO A PLANNED TRAJECTORY INCLUDING BOOSTER PROPULSION AND SUSTAINER PROPULSION PASSES OF FLIGHT, SAID MISSILE COMPRISING: A ROTARY HOUSING ASSEMBLY; FINS FIXED TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID ASSEMBLY, EACH FIN BEING AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO A PLANE THRU THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY WHEREBY THE MISSILE IS ARROW-STABILIZED, IS ROTATED AT A NON-GYROSCOPIC SPEED, AND THE ACCURACY-DISTRUBING EFFECT OF THRUST MALALIGNMENT LARGELY IS BALANCED OUT; A BOOSTER WITHIN SAID HOUSING ASSEMBLY COMPORISING A BOOSTER ROCKET-MOSOT NOZZLE FOR THE EXIT OF PROPULSIVE GAS; A SUSTAINER WITHIN SAID ASSEMBLY FOR MAINTAINING THE MISSILE ON ITS TRAJECTORY AFTER BURNOUT OF SAID BOOSTER, COMPRISING A SUSTAINER ROCKET-MOTOR NOZZLE; MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID SHELL FOR CUTOFF OF SAID BOOSTER MOTOR AND IGNITION OF SAID SUSTAINER MOTOR, RESPONSIVE TO SAID MISSILE ATTAINING A PREDETERMINED VELOCITY IN THE TRAJECTORY; ACCELEROMETER MEANS, MOUNTED IN SAID ASSEMBLY SUBSTANTIALLY ON SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, FOR MEASURING ACCELERATIONS AND FOR SUPPLYING

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