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GB1205625A – Aircraft computing bombing instrument
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GB1205625A – Aircraft computing bombing instrument
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Aircraft computing bombing instrument

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Publication number
GB1205625A

GB1205625A
GB51994/67A
GB5199467A
GB1205625A
GB 1205625 A
GB1205625 A
GB 1205625A
GB 51994/67 A
GB51994/67 A
GB 51994/67A
GB 5199467 A
GB5199467 A
GB 5199467A
GB 1205625 A
GB1205625 A
GB 1205625A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
range
angle
target
calculated
aircraft
Prior art date
1966-11-16
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Expired

Application number
GB51994/67A
Inventor
Per Torsten Faxen
Hans Torbjorn Ericsson
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Saab AB

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Saab AB
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1966-11-16
Filing date
1967-11-15
Publication date
1970-09-16

1967-11-15
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Saab AB

1970-09-16
Publication of GB1205625A
publication
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patent/GB1205625A/en

Status
Expired
legal-status
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Classifications

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F41—WEAPONS

F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING

F41G9/00—Systems for controlling missiles or projectiles, not provided for elsewhere

F41G9/02—Systems for controlling missiles or projectiles, not provided for elsewhere for bombing control

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F41—WEAPONS

F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING

F41G3/00—Aiming or laying means

F41G3/22—Aiming or laying means for vehicle-borne armament, e.g. on aircraft

F41G3/24—Bombsights

G—PHYSICS

G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING

G06G—ANALOGUE COMPUTERS

G06G7/00—Devices in which the computing operation is performed by varying electric or magnetic quantities

G06G7/48—Analogue computers for specific processes, systems or devices, e.g. simulators

G06G7/80—Analogue computers for specific processes, systems or devices, e.g. simulators for gunlaying; for bomb aiming; for guiding missiles

Abstract

1,205,625. Bombsights. SAAB A.B. 15 Nov., 1967 [16 Nov., 1966], No. 51994/67. Heading F3C. [Also in Division C4] In an automatic dive bomber sight fitted to an aircraft (Figs. 3, 4, not shown) a computer of the kind described in U.S.A. Specification 2,609,729 continuously calculates from various physical and aerodynamic constants and parameters the angles of divergence and attitude of the aircraft at which bombs must be released to hit a target on which the diving aircraft is optically aligned, and also compares the calculated and assumed attitude angles of the aircraft to initiate a bomb release signal at coincidence; while a switch (Fig. 3, not shown) operated by the pilot at pull-out initiates a one-shot pulsed energy (e.g. laser) transmitter to measure accurately the slant range of the target, which is fed to the computer to correct the computation of the angle of divergence by comparison of horizontal distance signals calculated from barometric height input and slant range measurement; the corrected value being stored for calculation of required pull-out attitude angle. For correction of errors arising from false reflections of the slant ranging energy beam, the barometric height h, dive angle # and measured slant range # are fed into resolvers 33, 34 (Fig. 5, not shown, and Fig. 6) to produce signals representing h cot # = x1h and # cos # = x r1 respectively; representing height based horizontal range and slant range based horizontal range, which are applied over diodes 42 and interconnected adding resistors 43 to 48 for combination with a signal representing an increment or decrement of target horizontal range #x1 allowing for inherent error to energize diode feedback differential amplifiers 39, 40 of which the former energizes relay 50 when x1 + #x1 # h1, which operates contact 51 to allow the latter amplifier to energize relay 52 when xh1 + #x1 # x1r, which relay controls contact 53 to select horizontal range signal xh1 when inoperative and x1r when operative. Thus when the horizontal range from the reflection measured slant range lies between the horizontal range derived from barometric height and dive angle and positive or negative present increments, and is therefore accurate it is used for the computation while if it lies outside such incremental limits due to inaccuracy from spurious reflections, the barometric calculated horizontal range is substituted. The apparatus is also applicable to horizontal bombing with homing on target and pull-up at release; the slant range measuring device being vertically oriented and sighted on target by the bombardier. The attitude angle is then derived from the alignment of the ranging device and the required angle of divergence referred to the line of sight from aircraft to target is calculated therefrom. At switch and laser operation, the slant range is measured and angle of divergence calculated and stored for calculation of the required attitude angle during pullout, while bombs are released at equality of calculated and physical altitude angles.

GB51994/67A
1966-11-16
1967-11-15
Aircraft computing bombing instrument

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GB1205625A
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SE1564266

1966-11-16

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GB1205625A
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1970-09-16

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1966-11-16
1967-11-15
Aircraft computing bombing instrument

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US
(1)

US3474704A
(en)

DE
(1)

DE1578315A1
(en)

GB
(1)

GB1205625A
(en)

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Title

US4086841A
(en)

1971-09-03
1978-05-02
Macdonald Gilmour C
Helical path munitions delivery

US4215621A
(en)

1978-12-07
1980-08-05
Litton Systems, Inc.
Target marker placement for dive-toss deliveries with wings nonlevel

US4246472A
(en)

1978-12-18
1981-01-20
The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy
Controlled store separation system

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Title

US2609729A
(en)

1941-08-04
1952-09-09
Svenska Aeroplan Ab
Bombing instrument for aircraft

US2480208A
(en)

1944-06-27
1949-08-30
Us Sec War
Radio distance and direction indicator

US2930035A
(en)

1954-07-12
1960-03-22
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Terrain clearance control apparatus

US2988960A
(en)

1956-07-16
1961-06-20
Gen Motors Corp
Bombing navigational computer

GB957235A
(en)

1961-04-13
1964-05-06
Hughes Aircraft Co
Optical radar system

1967

1967-11-13
US
US682480A
patent/US3474704A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1967-11-15
GB
GB51994/67A
patent/GB1205625A/en
not_active
Expired

1967-11-16
DE
DE19671578315
patent/DE1578315A1/en
active
Pending

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US3474704A
(en)

1969-10-28

DE1578315A1
(en)

1971-08-12

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