Drag reduction system
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsDENNIS JOSEPH FLYNN, PAUL MARTIN LOCKING, MARTIN JOHNSON
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Abstract
The invention relates to a drag reduction system, more specifically a forward mounted drag reduction system for use on extended range artillery. There is provided a long range artillery projectile having forward end comprising a fuze, an aft located base unit and located therebetween a projectile body defining cavity which comprises a payload, a forwardly located gas generator capable of generating a gas flow, and an ignition device to ignite the gas generator; preferably at a predetermined time after the projectile is launched.
Claims21
An extended range artillery projectile having a forward end comprising a fuze, an aft located base unit, located therebetween a projectile body defining cavity which comprises a payload, and a forwardly located gas generator capable of generating a gas flow, said gas generator comprising an ignition device to activate the gas generator.
A method of controlling the trajectory of a projectile during flight, the projectile having a forward end including a fuze, an aft located base unit, a projectile body located between the fuze and the base unit and defining a cavity which includes a payload, and a forwardly located gas generator capable of generating a gas flow, said gas generator including an ignition device to activate the gas generator, the method comprising:
- activating the gas generator, directing the gas flow so as to alter said trajectory.
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An extended range artillery projectile, comprising:
- a projectile body defining a cavity which includes a payload;
- a fuze located at a forward end of the projectile body;
- a base unit located at a rear end of the projectile body;
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- a forwardly located gas generator configured to generate a gas flow, the gas generator including an ignition device to activate the gas generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.