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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1978
W James Stone, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Vernon D Burklund, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Robert B Dillinger, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Dennis M Sorges, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
David A Reeve, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A line cutter or discharge valve responsive to aircraft attitude is posited on an aircraft ejection seat to interrupt the gas initiated sustainer rocket system. During inverted ejections, the cutter or valve will either sever or discharge pressure from a tube which leads from the firing squib to the sustainer rocket. Preventing sustainer rocket ignition enhances inverted ejection survivability by reducing crew member velocity toward the ground, thereby lengthening the time available for parachute deployment.