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):

• Copeland,Robert L.
• Greene,Ralph F.
• Beeler,David R.
• Eastridge,Robert A.
• Chase,Vance A.

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:

• *Protective coverings
• *Patents
• *Guided missiles
• *Nose cones
• Polyethylene plastics
• Polyurethane resins
• Shaped charges
• Detonators
• Removal
• Inflight

Subject Categories:

• Guided Missile Warheads and Fuzes

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE