Annular supersonic decelerator or drogue
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2. A SUPERSONIC DECELERATOR COMPRISING MEANS FOR OBSTRUCTING A SUPERSONIC FLUID STREAM,THEREBY EFFECTING A SHOCK WAVE, SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS HAVING AN OPEN AREA, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS, SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING DISPOSED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS, AND MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID SUPPORT MEANS TO A SUPER SONIC VEHICLE, SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS HAVING A CROSS-SECTION AREA SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE OPEN AREA ASSOCIATED WITH SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS, THEREBY PREVENTING INTERSECTION OF THE SHOCK WAVE WITH SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS WHEREBY INTERCONNECTING MEANS BOUNDARY LAYER SEPARATION IS ELIMINATED.
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2. A SUPERSONIC DECELERATOR COMPRISING MEANS FOR OBSTRUCTING A SUPERSONIC FLUID STREAM,THEREBY EFFECTING A SHOCK WAVE, SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS HAVING AN OPEN AREA, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS, SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING DISPOSED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS, AND MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID SUPPORT MEANS TO A SUPER SONIC VEHICLE, SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS HAVING A CROSS-SECTION AREA SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE OPEN AREA ASSOCIATED WITH SAID OBSTRUCTION MEANS, THEREBY PREVENTING INTERSECTION OF THE SHOCK WAVE WITH SAID INTERCONNECTING MEANS WHEREBY INTERCONNECTING MEANS BOUNDARY LAYER SEPARATION IS ELIMINATED.
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Current AssigneeJames F. Connors
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Original AssigneeJames F. Connors
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InventorsConnors, James F.
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Application NumberUS04/077,252Time in Patent Office945 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current244/113CPC Class CodesB64D 19/00 Non-canopied parachutes
