Low foreign object damage (FOD) weighted nose decoy flare

摘要

The present invention discloses a low foreign object damage nose weight for affixing to a either a standard or kinematic decoy flare comprising a thin walled nose cup having a closed end, an open end, an internal cavity, and at least one sidewall attached to said closed end and surrounding said internal cavity; and a metal powder disposed within the internal cavity for weighing down the forward end of the decoy flare, said nose cup capable of being affixed to a forward end of a decoy flare such that said powder is jettisoned from said nose cup upon burn out of a flare pellet subassembly of said decoy flare thereby reducing the weight of the nose cup and the possibility of foreign object damage to aircraft, ground troops, ground equipment and buildings resulting from the falling nose weight.

主权项

1. A low foreign object damage nose weight for affixing to a kinematic decoy flare having a forward end and an aft end defining an enclosed, hollow flare housing capable of being pressurized, a flare pellet subassembly and a propulsion means, said flare housing having a bulkhead affixed to a forward end of said flare housing and an endplate affixed to an aft end of said flare housing thereby enclosing said flare housing, said flare pellet subassembly disposed inside said flare housing, comprising:
a thin walled nose cup having a closed end, an open end, an internal cavity, and at least one sidewall attached to said closed end and surrounding said internal cavity; and a metal powder disposed within the internal cavity for weighing down the forward end of the decoy flare, said nose cup capable of being affixed to a forward end of a decoy flare such that said powder is jettisoned from said nose cup upon burn out of a flare pellet subassembly of said decoy flare; and a means for separating said nose cup from said flare housing upon burn out of the flare pellet subassembly whereby the metal powder is spilled from the nose cup thus reducing the weight of the nose cup.