NEW ANSWERS
FOR THE NEW WARFARE ENVIRONMENT
Several years ago, I patented concepts for space launch and range extension for weapons. I traded my patents for ten percent of a new partnership. While my partners made an effort, they failed to make payments for the patents, which expired. Since then, they also allowed the company to collapse, and I now own ten percent of nothing. I see uses for the concept that require no patents and reaches some new applications for the military.
Drones may be slow targets, and rockets must carry their oxidizer mass. For range a turbine engine can be an asset for this two-stage system. Working with instead of fighting physics will yield new solutions. This vehicle makes the weapon part of the aerodynamics to reduce the wing area and drag of the carrier stage. It can also be a stealthy shape and fly below some radar systems. Guidance on the first stage may be inertial to approach the general target area. There may be no need for satellite guidance in the early flight, only a silent inertial system. On arrival in a target environment the weapon stage may separate and lock a target while using high speed for surprise. New technology may eliminate vertical surfaces for stealth. Hypersonic speeds may be available with new propulsion systems. The carrier stage can return to base as a reusable system. It may also be equipped for reconnaissance imaging on the return flight.
I don’t have all the answers, but I might have some of the questions.
Three patents and a 3D printed model here…Imagine what your smart guys could do with this!
Luther Engineering Design 