Accession Number:
ADD002975
Title:
Protective Cover for a Missile Nose Cone.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1976-07-20
Pagination or Media Count:
4.0
Abstract:
The patent relates to a missile nose cone removable protective cover having a rigid outer shell of cross-linked polyethylene with a semirigid backing of polyurethane foam. A shaped linear charge is positioned in a serpentine pattern between the rigid outer shell and the foam backing. The shaped linear charge is detonated by means of a detonator in an epoxy junction box in the forward end of the nose cover.
Descriptors:
Subject Categories:
- Guided Missile Warheads and Fuzes