Guidable Stores.

Abstract

A guidable sonobuoy is disclosed that is ejected from a moving aircraft into the free stream with a ring wing opened to guide the buoy along a predetermined flight path. While the buoy remains packed inside a launch container, the ring wing, made of spring steel, is collapsed around the nose portion thereof. Once launched, the ring wing will fly the buoy to a predetermined destination.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1990
Accession Number
ADD014994

Entities

People

  • Bruce W. Travor
  • Frank P. Marshall
  • James F. Mceachern

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Buoys
  • Containers
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Free Stream
  • Ring Wings
  • Sonobuoys

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers