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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Nexter Munitions, Versailles, FR;
Sylvain Pinoteau, Bourges, FR;
NEXTER MUNITIONS, Versailles, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a projectile including a body having a longitudinal axis and an intermediate portion comprising a wing or fin deployment device including at least a number N, at least equal to three, of wings or fins able to be deployed, the deployment method comprising at least two phases, a first deployment phase in which each wing or fin switches from a position tangential to the body of the projectile and parallel to the longitudinal axis to a semi-deployed position, and a second deployment phase with the switching of each wing from the semi-deployed position to a deployed position in which it is perpendicular to the body of the projectile, said wing deployment device is configured to synchronize the deployment of wings or fins in the second phase.