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Sequential launching system

  • US 4,733,597 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1987
  • Issued: 03/29/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a sequential launching system of the type comprising a launch tube having a breech end and a muzzle end, a closed bulkhead at the breech end of said tube, a plurality of generally cylindrical containers to be launched from said tube and being disposed in end-to-end relationship within said tube between said bulkhead and said muzzle end, a separate propulsion means for each container with a first propulsion means for acting between said bulkhead and the aft end of the adjacent container and an additional propulsion means for acting between each adjacent pair of containers, whereby said containers may be launched sequentially, the improvement which comprises:

  • means for allowing ambient air to flow to the aft end of each container,and wherein;

    each of said propulsion means includes a piston and a piston chamber, said piston being in slideable mating relation with said chamber,means for producing expanding gas in said chamber for launching the container which is forward of the respective propulsion means,said chamber having a smaller cross-sectional area than that of said tube.

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