Method for separating an airborne rocket from its carrier

摘要

The procedure for launching a missile (100) with automatic target guidance from an aircraft (200) consists of slowing the missile after release from the aircraft by causing it to adopt an angle that increases its drag, and starting its rocket motor (102) and target guidance systems (101, 103) only after a predetermined time lapse, ensuring that the missile is further than the minimal safe distance (300) from the launch aircraft, e.g. 50 m or more. Depending on the relative speeds of the aircraft and missile and the missile's trajectory, the missile's rocket motor is started about 2 secs after launch and the target guidance system after about 10 secs.