Ram air combustion steering system for a guided missile
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1. A directional steering system for a guided missile comprising:
- means defining the nose end of said missile;
means within said nose means for receiving ram air therein;
means within said nose means adjacent said ram air receiving means for providing combustible fuel;
means within said nose means defining a combustion chamber wherein ram air ignites said fuel;
means within said nose means and aft of said combustion chamber defining lateral thrust steering ports to provide escape paths for combustion gases from said combustion chambers means to the external environment;
means within said nose means for selectively diverting combustion gases generated within said combustion chamber means to one or more of said lateral thrust steering ports.
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Abstract
An open-ended diffusion chamber and an adjacent combustion chamber located in the nose of a projectile to receive ram air that ignites a solid fuel material within the combustion chamber. A pair of oppositely disposed lateral steering ports are provided aft of the combustion chamber and are interconnected therewith via a diverting valve that is controllable to selectively divert the escaping combustion gases from the combustion chamber to one or both of the steering ports to thereby change or maintain the trajectory course of the projectile after firing.
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10 Claims
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1. A directional steering system for a guided missile comprising:
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means defining the nose end of said missile; means within said nose means for receiving ram air therein; means within said nose means adjacent said ram air receiving means for providing combustible fuel; means within said nose means defining a combustion chamber wherein ram air ignites said fuel; means within said nose means and aft of said combustion chamber defining lateral thrust steering ports to provide escape paths for combustion gases from said combustion chambers means to the external environment; means within said nose means for selectively diverting combustion gases generated within said combustion chamber means to one or more of said lateral thrust steering ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for directionally controlling a fired projectile over its flight path comprising:
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means at the nose end of said projectile for defining a compression chamber having one end open for receiving ram air; a pair of oppositely disposed jet ports extending from said compression chamber means to opposite sides of said projectile; means defining a solid combustible fuel within said compression chamber means and being ignited by said ram air to produce combustion gases; valve means between said compression chamber means and said jet ports for responsively diverting the flow of combustion gases to each of said jet ports to control the steering direction of said projectile. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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