Patent ID: 6298658
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: F02K,F05D

Abstract:
A bi-stable thrust vectoring nozzle for discharging a stream of primary gas, comprising:a. a throat from which the stream of primary gas flows;b. a first surface extending downstream from said throat;c. a second surface extending downstream from said throat, wherein said bi-stable thrust vectoring nozzle has a central axis along which the stream of primary gas discharges from said throat in the absence of said first and second surfaces, said bi-stable thrust vectoring nozzle has a first axis along which the stream of primary gas discharges from said bi-stable thrust vectoring nozzle when the stream of primary gas is attached to said first surface, said bi-stable thrust vectoring nozzle has a second axis along which the stream of primary gas discharges from said bi-stable thrust vectoring nozzle when the stream of primary gas is attached to said second surface, and the angle between said first axis and said central axis is substantially different from the angle between said second axis and said central axis;d. at least one first port operatively coupled to said first surface; ande. at least one second port operatively coupled to said second surface.