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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1982
Carl J Heyne, Hampton Township, Allegheny County, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An electromagnetic projectile launching system is provided with an electromagnetic launcher portion and a chemically driven launcher portion. The electromagnetic launcher portion includes a pair of generally parallel conductive rails, a source of high current connected to the rails, and means for conducting current between the rails and for propelling a projectile along the rails. The powder driven portion includes a rifled barrel adjacent one end of the conductive rails and axially aligned with the conductive rails, and means for chemically propelling a projectile through the rifled barrel and into the bore of the electromagnetic launcher portion while causing the projectile to spin prior to its entry into the bore.