Towed aerodynamic bodies
AssigneeBritish Aerospace Public Limited Company
InventorGraham P. Wallis
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Abstract
An airborne body (1) towed behind an aircraft (2) is manoeuvrable around the flight path of the aircraft in order to intercept or collide with an incoming threat and thus protect the aircraft either by directly damaging the threat or causing it to fuze prematurely. Means for steering the body may take the form of control lines (3a, 3b, 3c) operated by winches (8).
Claims11
A body for towing by a vehicle, said body including a plurality of control lines each for connection between a two cable and an associated actuation mechanism mounted on said body, each said actuating mechanism including a system for reeling out and reeling in said control lines thereby to laterally manoeuvre said body with respect to a path of the vehicle, whereby the body can intercept a projectile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.