STYRANORDNING FOR RAKETMOTORDRIVNA PROJEKTILER

摘要

A rocket propelled projectile is provided with a deflection device for temporarily deflecting the direction of flow of a gas jet issuing from the nozzle of the rocket motor. The deflection device comprises a flow deflecting member which is pivotally attached to the rocket motor and which extends to an active position wherein the flow deflecting member overlies a portion of the exhaust area of the nozzle. The deflecting member is temporarily retained in its active position by a locking pin which is positioned within the nozzle in the path of flow of the gas jet. The locking pin is eroded by the gas jet to release the flow deflecting member after a period of time, to permit the flow deflecting member to pivot to an inactive position wherein the flow deflecting member no longer overlies the exhaust area of the nozzle.