Air-Launchable Gliding Sonobuoy.

Abstract

An air-launchable gliding sonobuoy store includes a canister enclosing an inflatable membranous wing folded in a collapsed state with an electroacoustic system. After launching, the wing inflates and a steering mechanism controls the wing glide path by skewing the trailing edge thereof. Upon reaching the sea, the wing serves as a buoy with the electroacoustic system transducer depending therefrom.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1994
Accession Number
ADD017649

Entities

People

  • Samuel Greenhalgh

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Air Launched
  • Aircrafts
  • Buoys
  • Canisters
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Flight Paths
  • Launch Tubes
  • Launching
  • Radio Communications
  • Sonobuoys
  • Steering
  • Surveillance
  • Trailing Edges
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Electrical Engineering