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1291589 Missile fins; war rocket BOFORS AB 30 Oct 1969 [1 Nov 1968] 53250/69 Headings F3A and F3C A guided missile or rocket, comprises a plurality of circumferential stabilizing fins 2, Fig. 1, each of which, in their working position, is engaged with an end portion 7, in a recess 6 in the missile body, the fins being pivoted about an axis 4 in a carrier 3 which is also pivoted about an axis 5, whereby, before launching, the axis 4 lies outside the missile body with the fins lying in a folded position alongside the missile body. The fins can be moved manually to the working position before launching the missile or, if launched from a tube 9, Fig. 2, are moved by inertia and air pressure or spring means as the missile leaves the launching tube. The fin is guided into the recess by a surface 11 and is stopped when a shoulder 8 engages a stop in the recess. The fin is retained in its working position by a catch or by the fin or carrier being wedged into a narrowed portion of the recess. Means are also provided for retaining the fins in the folded position.