Airflow Plate Fins
OwnerFernando Gomez de Avila Diazinventor
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Abstract
Curved airflow plate fins deployed upon rockets to guide the trajectory under the action of given forces. The fins are comprise relatively high gauge metal. They are located on the rocket in a triangular arrangement. When deployed. the fins contribute to deceleration and breaking. The airflow plates can be extended outwardly from their housing, and then rotated transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rocket. The airflow plate fins have geometric openings to improve their performance against incoming forces given that under supersonic speed. Their curved shape increases the capabilities of friction between the forces acting against them.
Claims7
An airflow plate fin for use with a guided rocket, comprising:
- (a) a curved surface plate made of relatively high gauge material with geometric openings in order to allow air to flow substantially unrestricted when said the curved plate fin is transverse of said air flow;
- (b) a support structure for supporting said core structure;
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- (c) means for mounting said support structure on a control mechanism of said rocket for relative movement between said rocket and said support structure.
A guided rocket having a plurality of symmetrically disposed aerodynamic control airflow plate fins for decelerating and stabilizing said rocket, each of said the airflow plate fins comprising:
- (a) a curved plate core structure made of relatively high gauge material with geometric openings for permitting air to flow therethrough substantially unrestricted when said the curved airflow plate fin is transverse of said airflow;
- (b) a support structure for supporting said core structure;
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- (c) means for mounting said support structure on a control mechanism of said rocket for controlled movement relative to said rocket for decelerating and stabilizing said rocket during flight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.