Submarine Air Bag Launch Assembly

Abstract

An air bag launch assembly is disclosed which allows for modular loading onto a submarine, the launch of weapons or vehicles external to the submarine pressure hull, while also achieving greater packing density. The air bag launch assembly includes a large, watertight pressure container; one or more smaller, watertight canisters used to contain the weapon or vehicle. The canisters are sized to fit within the larger pressure container. An air bag inflator is attached to the top and/or sides of the small canister to buoy the canister out of the container.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 02, 2004
Accession Number
ADD020122

Entities

People

  • Michael T. Ansay

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attorneys
  • Canisters
  • Containers
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Inventions
  • Packing Density
  • Pressure Hulls
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Submarines
  • Torpedo Tubes
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science