Umbilical arm for connecting umbilical mast and rocket to refuel rocket, has rod supported on receptacle placed on rocket, so that rocket is pushed toward top for vertical swiveling of arm when rocket is in vertical takeoff movement

摘要

The arm (3) has a connecting rod i.e. catapulting rod, at its front end. The rod is supported on a receptacle (9) placed on a rocket (1), so that the rocket is pushed toward top for causing vertical swiveling of the arm by providing a kinetic rotation impulse when the rocket is in vertical takeoff movement after the rocket is fired. A counterweight (12) is placed in its rear part, so that center of gravity of mass of arm assembly and the counterweight is initially located in front of pivoting axis of the arm to create a mechanical conjugation phase between the arm and the rocket.