AERODYNAMIC CANARD CONFIGURATION GUIDES MISSILE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: air-to-air, air-to-surface, surface-to-air guides missiles, aircraft and antiaircraft guided missile systems. SUBSTANCE: missile external surface area is decreased by 50% due to jettisoning of power plant; required stability and control characteristics of the MISSILE as flight vehicle before and after undocking of sections are ensured due to use of a tandem two-cantilever wing and optimization of its arrangement on the casing of the nose module of payload bay and power plant bay. EFFECT: improved stability and control characteristics. 1 dwg