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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles A. Vickery, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
William D. Kruse, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mark Olmos, Upland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/97 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/97 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for tailoring rocket exhaust plume signatures of fuel-propelled vehicles. An uncombusted fuel is injected or sprayed into the exhaust plume of an ignited rocket. The injected or sprayed fuel modifies the rocket exhaust plume to simulate an exhaust plume of a different vehicle. One or more parameters associated with the injected or sprayed fuel can be modified, so that appropriate tailoring can be achieved.