Air missile provided with at least one releasable power unit
AssigneeAerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
InventorJean M. Dupuis
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Abstract
This invention relates to an air missile comprising at least one temporary, releasable power unit, connected to the rest of said missile by a fit capable of allowing said power unit to slide parallel to its axis in the direction opposite said rest of the missile, wherein a communication is established between, on the one hand, the space inside said fit and disposed between the front of said power unit and said rest of the missile, and, on the other hand, the aerodynamic flow around said missile. The invention is more particularly applicable to the natural separation of said power unit from the rest of said missile.
Claims8
Air missile, comprising:
- a temporary releasable power unit (2);
- a sliding friction fit connecting the front part of said power unit (2) to the aft part of the rest (3) of said missile, said sliding friction fit ensuring, on the one hand, the connection of said power unit on said rest of the missile as long as the force of propulsion generated by said power unit, added to the friction action of said sliding fit and to the aerodynamic drag of said rest of the missile, overcomes the aerodynamic drag of said power unit, and, on the other and, the sliding separation of said power unit from said rest of the missile, when the aerodynamic drag of said power unit overcomes said force of propulsion added to said friction action of said sliding fit and to said aerodynamic drag of said rest of the missile, said separation necessitating no active separation means;
- an internal space (16) provided between the front part of said power unit and the aft part of said missile;
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- a communication means establishing communication between the outside of the missile and said internal space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.