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ROLLERON

Rolleron

Type of aileron used for missiles

A rolleron is a type of aileron used for rockets and used to provide passive stabilization against rotation. While most commonly used to stabilize against

Rolleron

AIM-9 Sidewinder

American short-range air-to-air missile

surfaces, the AIM-9 does not use active roll stabilization. Instead, it uses rollerons, small finned metal discs protruding out of the aft end of the tips of

AIM-9 Sidewinder

AIM-9_Sidewinder

9K31 Strela-1

Vehicle-mounted SAM system

from it. To achieve roll stabilization, the rollerons on the tailfins are used. In contrast with the rollerons used on some IR guided air-to-air missiles

9K31 Strela-1

9K31_Strela-1

PL-9

Air-to-air missile

fins at the front of the missile with Sidewinder-type slipstream driven rollerons on the aft tail fin surfaces to prevent roll and so enhance the operation

PL-9

R.550 Magic

Short-range air-to-air missile

spin freely. This is in contrast with the AIM-9, which makes use of "rollerons," which are slipstream-driven gyros mounted on the tail fins which stabilize

R.550 Magic

R.550_Magic

M48 Chaparral

Mobile SAM system

difference is that to reduce drag only two of the fins on the MIM-72A have rollerons, the other two having been replaced by fixed thin fins. The MIM-72's MK

M48 Chaparral

M48_Chaparral

MAA-1 Piranha

Short-range air-to-air missile

"canards" for steering control. The scroll control and stabilization is by "rollerons" in stabilizers. The Piranha has achieved the design parameters of the

MAA-1 Piranha

MAA-1_Piranha

Gianmarco Bellini

Italian Air Force officer

ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" locked them with the radar, and one shot hit the right rolleron and tore away almost 60% of the area. This caused at first an uncontrolled

Gianmarco Bellini

Gianmarco_Bellini

Copenhagen Suborbitals

Amateur crowdfunded human space programme

the size of the HEAT. Stabilization of the rocket was provided through rollerons. The rocket was launched on June 3rd, 2011. from the floating Sputnik

Copenhagen Suborbitals