Filament payout apparatus

A drumlike canister (18) onto which a filament (30) is wound is rotatably mounted (26) to an airborne vehicle, the axis of rotation being generally parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis. At launch, as the filament unwinds and is payed out the canister is rotated (34) to remove the twist from the...

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1. Verfasser: REDFORD, GARY R
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Zusammenfassung:A drumlike canister (18) onto which a filament (30) is wound is rotatably mounted (26) to an airborne vehicle, the axis of rotation being generally parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis. At launch, as the filament unwinds and is payed out the canister is rotated (34) to remove the twist from the filament produced on winding.