Silencer for reaction engines

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AN ATTACHMENT FOR USE ON A REACTION ENGINE FOR CHANGING THE THRUST ANGLE OF THE REACTION GASES COMPRISING A TUBULAR EXTENSION ADAPTED TO CONNECT TO THE EXHAUST END OF A REACTION ENGINE FOR RECEIVING THE THRUST PRODUCING GASES, SAID EXTENSION HAVING A LATERALLY EXTENDING TUBULAR HUB SECTION FORMING A CONTINUATION THEREOF, A TUBULAR DISCHARGE ELBOW ROTATABLY CONNECTED TO SAID LATERALLY EXTENDING TUBULAR HUB SECTION, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DISCHARGE ELBOW FOR ROTATING SAID DISCHARGE ELBOW RELATIVE TO SAID LATERAL TUBULAR SECTION FOR FULLY REVERSING THE FULL THRUST OF THE REACTION GASES, A TUBULAR TAIL PIECE CONNECTED TO THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID ELBOW, SAID TAIL PIECE BEING OUTWARDLY CURVED IN LONGITUDINAL CROSS SECTION, A TEAR DROP SHELL CONCENTRICALLY DISPOSED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITHIN SAID TAIL PIECE, AND AN INTERMEDIATE ANNULAR MEMBER COMFORMING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE CURVATURE OF SAID TAIL PIECE CONCENTRICALLY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SHELL AND SAID TAIL PIECE AND SAID ANNULAR MEMBER HAVING THE MAJOR DIAMETER THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE MINOR DIAMETER OF SAID TAIL PIECE.