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US 5425301Tier 3 — General Defense

METHOD OF STABILIZING AN UNDERWATER MISSILE

Assignee

Westinghouse

Filed as: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Filed

Sep 4, 1985

Granted

Jun 20, 1995

Location

MENLO PARK CA US

Abstract

A method for improving the stability and trajectory of a missile launched from a submarine traveling underwater by positioning the venting means adjacent the nose cone so that a blanket of air is formed on the leeward side of the missile (relative to the direction the submarine is traveling) allowing the missile to be launched while the submarine is traveling near or at patrol speeds without slowing down much if at all.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Apr 2, 1986

Rescinded

Feb 28, 1995

Duration

8 years, 11 months

Inventor

  • 1ANTHONY R. KRIEBEL

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