Inflatable Decelerator.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a collapsible decelerator for aerial bombs launched from a high velocity vehicle and designed to provide a high drag stabilizer capable of withstanding release in air stream velocities moving at 2600 feet per second. The deceleration includes a hollow inflatable star, the outermost points of which have hooded valve openings through which regulated airflow enters and inflates the star to decelerate the munition to which it is attached. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 1981
Accession Number
ADD009004

Entities

People

  • Alexey T. Zacharin

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deceleration
  • Inventions
  • Motion
  • Munitions

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science