GUIDED MISSILE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: missile armament. SUBSTANCE: missile has a canard configuration, it comprises a nose cone with a control actuator unit and aerodynamic controls in the form of control surfaces. Control surface is a plate with a bevelling at the leading edge at an angle of 30 to 40 deg. at a distance of 1/3 to 1/4 of control surface cantilever span from the root cord. The trailing edge of the control surface cantilever is made at an angle of 60 to 80 deg. to the root cord. The root cord is to the tip cord as 1:(0.25...0.35). The control-surface hinge axis is located at a distance of 0.50 to 0.55 of the root cord length from the leading edge. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of missile control and reduced mass and dimensional characteristics of the control actuator. 4 dwg