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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Mehul Patel, Chandler, AZ (US);
T Terry NG, Sylvania, OH (US);
Alan B Cain, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Zak Sowle, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jack Dicocco, Medina, OH (US);
Mehul Patel, Chandler, AZ (US);
T Terry Ng, Sylvania, OH (US);
Alan B Cain, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Zak Sowle, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jack DiCocco, Medina, OH (US);
Orbital Research Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle with an improved control system and a method for increasing the maneuverability or stability of an aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the maneuverability or stability of an aircraft, missile, underwater vehicle or projectile through the use of removable control surfaces. The technical advantage of the removable control surface system (or 'removable control surface') over other systems is that the removable control surface system enables the aircraft, missile, underwater vehicle or projectile to have two or more design configurations, each configuration being tailored to the aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle's specific stability or maneuverability requirements during a specific portion of the flight.