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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Bailey, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Aaron Cohen, College Station, TX (US);
Dale D Myers, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kistler Aerospace Corporation, Kirkland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244160 ; 244 36 ;
Abstract
A re-entry vehicle includes a flare-stabilized cylindrical body with a center of gravity displaced from a centerline to define a windward side of the body upon re-entry. The body orients at an angle of attack between the centerline and a velocity vector to generate a lift vector. An actuator moves the lift vector relative to the velocity vector to control the descent of the re-entry vehicle.