Stabilized End Cap for Common Launch Tube
AssigneeGovernment of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsAndrew Hall, John Revilla, Joshua Wiseman, Kelsey Snively, Matthew Hall
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Abstract
A stabilized end cap for covering one end of a common launch tube on a military aircraft is disclosed. The stabilized end cap includes a central body having a portion with a disk-shape configuration. In some cases, the stabilized end cap has a peripheral extension that extends radially outward from the periphery of the central body, and the peripheral extension is provided with an aerodynamic configuration. In other cases, the stabilized end cap has at least one aerodynamic extension extending longitudinally outward from the outside surface of the central body.
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An end cap for covering an opening on one end of a common launch tube on a military aircraft, the common launch tube having an interior for housing an article which is to be deployed from the common launch tube, said end cap comprising:
- a central body comprising a portion with a disk-shape configuration, said central body having an inside surface for facing the opening of a common launch tube, an outside surface for facing outside the common launch tube, a center, and a periphery, wherein the periphery of the central body is sized and configured to fit adjacent to the end opening of a common launch tube;
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- a peripheral extension extending radially outward from the periphery of said central body in a direction away from the center of said central body, wherein said peripheral extension is provided with an aerodynamic configuration.
An end cap for covering an opening on one end of a common launch tube on a military aircraft, the common launch tube having an interior for housing an article which is to be deployed from the common launch tube, said end cap comprising:
- a central body comprising a portion with a disk-shape configuration, said central body having an inside surface for facing the opening of a common launch tube, an outside surface for facing outside the common launch tube, a center, a central axis passing through the center, and a periphery, wherein the periphery of the central body is sized and configured to fit adjacent to the end opening of a common launch tube;
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- at least one aerodynamic extension extending outward from the outside surface of the central body in the direction of the central axis of the central body, wherein said extension is provided with an aerodynamic configuration.
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