ROCKET Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: armaments, applicable in short-range rocket complexes. SUBSTANCE: the rocket has a separating booster engine telescopically-joined to the aft part of the sustainer stage. The aft part of the main stage is provided with a movable piston enveloping it in the outside diameter, the piston is made with a flare projecting from the end face of the sustainer stage. The location seat in the front part of the engine is provided with a stop, whose inside diameter equals the diameter of the sustainer stage. The piston is joined to the aft part of the sustainer stage by a split member. EFFECT: reduced disturbances of the sustainer-stage at separation of the rocket, and as a result, enhanced reliability. 2 dwg