Patent ID: 9448049
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B63B,F42B,G01C,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A surface skimming munition comprising: a hull; a traction propulsion motor positioned in the hull and having a combustion chamber for combustion of a propellant; at least one aft directed nozzle coupled to the hull at a position forward of a center of gravity of the hull and comprising an inlet section and an outlet section, the inlet section in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and the outlet section directing combustion gas received from the combustion chamber through the inlet section in the aft direction; and at least one stabilizing plane coupled to the hull and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position; wherein the at least one aft directed nozzle is capable of forming a cavitation bubble causing the surface skimming munition to accelerate through to a supercaptivated state.