AIRCRAFT MISSILE COMPLEX Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B64D5/00 B64D3/00 F42B15/10 B64G1/00 

FIELD: aero-space engineering; aircraft missile complexes used in space.

SUBSTANCE: proposed aircraft missile complex includes heavy ballistic missiles, more than 100 tons in mass which are equipped with liquid propellant engines and are launched in air for injection of spacecraft into orbits. Aircraft missile complex includes aircraft, airframe whose fuselage carries launch vehicle for air launch, device for connection of launch vehicle with aircraft, associated systems for their functioning and ground transportation and acceleration platform equipped with engines for its acceleration. Airframe fuselage may be divided over horizontal plane. Transportation and acceleration platform is just aircraft having remaining service life adequate for ground transportation of airframe with launch vehicle, provided it was operated as part of aircraft missile complexes.

EFFECT: increased overall dimensions and launch weight of launch vehicle and consequently increased masses of spacecraft injected into orbits.

4 cl, 1 dwg