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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marshall J Corbett, Northport, NY (US);
Joseph A Belisle, West Babylon, NY (US);
Assignee:
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102374 ; 102348 ; 102364 ; 102515 ; 60253 ;
Abstract
An autophage rocket has its casing constructed from KEVLAR-epoxy material which is itself combustible and stores liquid propellant. As the propellant is consumed during flight, the casing is combusted so that the pressure within the casing remains constant. A secondary nozzle is mounted to the outlet end of the rocket and cooperates with a ram-rocket construction to achieve additional impulse. A multiplicity of rocket motors are fed from a single stage tank to enable controlled motion of the rocket.