Patent ID: 8191478
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: F41J,F42B

Abstract:
1. A low foreign object damage weighted nose kinematic decoy flare having a forward end and an aft end comprising: a hollow flare housing capable of being pressurized having a bulkhead affixed to a forward end of said flare housing and an endplate affixed to an aft end of said flare housing thereby enclosing said flare housing; a flare pellet subassembly disposed inside said flare housing for mimicking the heat signature of an aircraft; a propulsion means intermediate to said endplate and an aft end of said flare pellet subassembly for mimicking the aircraft trajectory; a nose cup having a closed end, an open end and at least one side wall affixed to said closed end for containing the nose weight, said at least one side wall of said nose cup attached to said bulkhead creating an internal cavity intermediate to said closed end and said bulkhead and surrounded by said side wall; a metal powder disposed inside said internal cavity for weighing down said forward end of said decoy flare; a means for separating said nose cup from said flare housing upon burn out of the flare pellet subassembly whereby the metal powder is spilled from the nose cup thus reducing the weight of the nose cup.