ROCKET MOCK-UP LAUNCHER Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: small rocketry. SUBSTANCE: rocket mock-up launcher has a launching table attached to which is a guide rod with a piston at the end. A launching tube with a mounting seat for the mock-up is fitted onto the piston. The launching tube with the rocket mock-up and piston installed on it make a closed overpiston cavity. A thread is wound on the rod, it functions as a damping device at engagement with the bottom-limit stop of tube movement on the rod. The mounting seat of the launching tube corresponds to the inside diameter of the mock-up nozzle unit. The guide rod is made hollow and communicates with the overpiston cavity through a duct. The launching tube is connected to the launching table by calibrated members. EFFECT: enhanced launching speed of the rocket mock-up at a reduced load on the launching tube. 4 cl, 1 dwg