PROPELLED PYROTECHNIC DECOY FLARE
Assignee
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE
Filed
Sep 11, 1992
Granted
Oct 1, 1996
Location
TUNBRIDGE EN GB
Abstract
An aircraft launched pyrotechnic decoy flare (1) which comprises a pellet (2) configured with a cavity (4) which extends along a fore-and-aft axis (8) of the pellet (2) and is vented at its rearward end (12). Part of the external surface of the pellet (2) is covered with a casing (16) to prevent combustion of said part of the surface. The pellet (2) is made of a gassy pyrotechnic composition including an organic binder, and an oxidizing halogenated polymer and an oxidizable metallic material which react with each other on ignition and emit infrared radiation. When the flare (1) is ignited the surface of the cavity (4) combusts and produces hot gaseous products which escape from the cavity (4) through the vent (22) thus propelling the flare (1) in a forwards direction. In this way the flare (1) can be propelled in the same direction as the aircraft to reduce the rate at which the flare (1) separates from the aircraft exhaust.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Dec 10, 1993
Rescinded
Feb 8, 1995
Duration
1 year, 2 months
Inventor
- 1JAMES N. TOWNING
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5561260
- Application
- 07941871
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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