Launch Tube Bore Rider.
Abstract
An apparatus is described for centering the aft end of a missile in a telescoping launch tube including equally spaced bore rider members bonded in the detent groove of a missile at the aft end of the missile. Each bore rider member includes upper and lower portions having a notch there between. The bore rider shears at the notch as the rider impacts the inner launch tube ramp. The remaining base is retained in the detent groove and centers the missile in the smaller launch tube as the missile moves along the smaller tube.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 02, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADD008746
Entities
People
- Jimmy M. Madderra
Organizations
- United States Army