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An opening in the nose of a missile allows entry of ram air during missile flight to a central chamber. Oppositely oriented steering jets are innerconnected with the aft end of the central chamber. A diverting mechanism is located between the central chamber and each of the steering jets to allow ei

An opening in the nose of a missile allows entry of ram air during missile flight to a central chamber. Oppositely oriented steering jets are innerconnected with the aft end of the central chamber. A diverting mechanism is located between the central chamber and each of the steering jets to allow either one or none of the steering jets to provide correctional steering forces when desired. The rotatable diverting mechanism is pneumatically driven by ram air communicated to an actuation chamber located aft of the valve and controlled by electrically energized solenoids.

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A system for directionally controlling a fired projectile spinning at a predetermined rate in a predetermined direction when traveling over its flight path comprising: means at the nose end of said projectile for defining a cylindrical chamber having one end opened for receiving ram air; a pair of o

A system for directionally controlling a fired projectile spinning at a predetermined rate in a predetermined direction when traveling over its flight path comprising: means at the nose end of said projectile for defining a cylindrical chamber having one end opened for receiving ram air; a pair of oppositely disposed air passages extending from the chamber means to opposite sides of said projectile; means between said chamber means and said passages for blocking ram air flow to both of said passages and for responsively diverting said ram air in a predetermined direction through one of said passages; and means for rotating said blocking and diverting means in a first direction to divert said ram air through a first one of said passages or in a second direction to divert said ram air through a second one of said passages to effect corresponding steering force thrust vectors.