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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Jyun-horng Fu, Linden Creek Ct., VA (US);
Inventor:
Jyun-Horng Fu, Linden Creek Ct., VA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A projectile having a cavity-running mode is provided with a mechanism for changing the diameter of its nose. Based on changed conditions, the diameter of the nose can be actively reduced or increased, as required, to maintain a desired value for the nose-to-body ratio of the projectile.