DE3373532D1 - Towed aerial target - Google Patents

Towed aerial target

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Publication number
DE3373532D1
DE3373532D1 DE8383303024T DE3373532T DE3373532D1 DE 3373532 D1 DE3373532 D1 DE 3373532D1 DE 8383303024 T DE8383303024 T DE 8383303024T DE 3373532 T DE3373532 T DE 3373532T DE 3373532 D1 DE3373532 D1 DE 3373532D1
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dispositions
target
pivotal arms
collapsed
pivotal
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Expired
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DE8383303024T
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German (de)
Inventor
Klaus Bull
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GQ Parachutes Ltd
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GQ Defence Equipment Ltd
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
    • F41J9/00—Moving targets, i.e. moving when fired at
    • F41J9/08—Airborne targets, e.g. drones, kites, balloons
    • F41J9/10—Airborne targets, e.g. drones, kites, balloons towed

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Feedback Control In General (AREA)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

Abstract

A towed aerial target is launchable in a collapsed configuration from an aircraft in flight and deployable into an open configuration in which the target is towed by the aircraft on a tow line for engagement by aircraft during weapon firing practice. The target comprises a support frame (11) having pivotal arms (14,15,16) pivotally connected to the rear end of a mounting bar (12) and pivotal from collapsed dispositions in which they lie adjacent the mounting bar (12), to extended dispositions in which they extend radially from the rear end of the bar (12). Rear panels (20,21,22) of a flexible material are attached to the pivotal arms (14,15,16) and arranged to take up a streaming configuration behind them when the target is deployed and the pivotal arms (14,15,16) are in their extended dispositions. A resilient ring is mounted on the mounting bar (12) and compressible by the pivotal arms (14,15,16) when they are moved to their collapsed dispositions. The pivotal arms (14,15,16) are releasably held in their collapsed dispositions prior to launching of the target and are after launching released so as to are deploy to their extended dispositions under the biasing action of the ring.
DE8383303024T 1982-05-26 1983-05-25 Towed aerial target Expired DE3373532D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB8215312 1982-05-26

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DE3373532D1 true DE3373532D1 (en) 1987-10-15

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EP (1) EP0095387B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE29582T1 (en)
DE (1) DE3373532D1 (en)
GB (1) GB2122964B (en)
YU (1) YU43732B (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5026073A (en) * 1989-04-26 1991-06-25 Teledyne Industries, Inc. Aerial gunnery target
DE4420206A1 (en) * 1994-06-10 1995-12-14 Dornier Gmbh Visibility banner deployment system for towed airborne target

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2490793A (en) * 1945-10-25 1949-12-13 Floyd L Fleming Gunnery target
US2953377A (en) * 1956-06-08 1960-09-20 Del Mar Eng Lab High speed externally carried tow target
FR1380611A (en) * 1963-10-14 1964-12-04 Const Electr Soc Et Towable aerial target
FR2076291A5 (en) * 1970-01-08 1971-10-15 Pasqualini Joseph
GB2076768A (en) * 1980-05-28 1981-12-09 Prototype Dev Associates Inc Aerial Gunnery Target
FR2505478A1 (en) * 1981-05-11 1982-11-12 Pda Engineering Target for anti aircraft practice - has aircraft-towed frame with sprung opening arms holding pattern of cords

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GB2122964B (en) 1985-09-11
GB2122964A (en) 1984-01-25
EP0095387A2 (en) 1983-11-30
YU43732B (en) 1989-10-31
EP0095387A3 (en) 1984-10-24
YU116583A (en) 1987-08-31
ATE29582T1 (en) 1987-09-15
EP0095387B1 (en) 1987-09-09

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: GQ PARACHUTES LTD., WOKING, SURREY, GB

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee