Research/Patents/US 5438905
US 5438905Tier 3 — General Defense

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING THE IN-TUBE TRAJECTORY OF A MISSILE

Assignee

Westinghouse

Filed as: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Filed

Jun 19, 1984

Granted

Aug 8, 1995

Location

Sunnyvale CA (Lockheed Missiles & Space)

Abstract

Apparatus and method for bypassing eject gas around an annular seal disposed between the trailing end of a missile and a launch tube only in an area where the trailing end of the missile is close to the launch tube in order to provide a centering force on the trailing end of the missile to stabilize the in-tube trajectory of the missile during ejection.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Apr 22, 1986

Rescinded

Feb 28, 1995

Duration

8 years, 10 months

Inventor

  • 1ERIK R. MATHESON

Sensitive facility: Sunnyvale CA (Lockheed Missiles & Space)

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