EP0095387A3 - Towed aerial target - Google Patents

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EP0095387A3
EP0095387A3 EP83303024A EP83303024A EP0095387A3 EP 0095387 A3 EP0095387 A3 EP 0095387A3 EP 83303024 A EP83303024 A EP 83303024A EP 83303024 A EP83303024 A EP 83303024A EP 0095387 A3 EP0095387 A3 EP 0095387A3
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target
pivotal arms
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Klaus Bull
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GQ Parachutes Ltd
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GQ Defence Equipment Ltd
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    • 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.
EP83303024A 1982-05-26 1983-05-25 Towed aerial target Expired EP0095387B1 (en)

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AT83303024T ATE29582T1 (en) 1982-05-26 1983-05-25 TOWED AIR TARGET.

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GB8215312 1982-05-26
GB8215312 1982-05-26

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EP0095387A2 EP0095387A2 (en) 1983-11-30
EP0095387A3 true EP0095387A3 (en) 1984-10-24
EP0095387B1 EP0095387B1 (en) 1987-09-09

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

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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

Citations (5)

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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
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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FR2076291A5 (en) * 1970-01-08 1971-10-15 Pasqualini Joseph

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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
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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YU43732B (en) 1989-10-31
DE3373532D1 (en) 1987-10-15
GB2122964A (en) 1984-01-25
EP0095387A2 (en) 1983-11-30
GB2122964B (en) 1985-09-11
ATE29582T1 (en) 1987-09-15
EP0095387B1 (en) 1987-09-09
YU116583A (en) 1987-08-31

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