Deployment

US12540804 - Drag reduction fin deployment mechanism

A projectile having a body that includes a nose, a tail opposite to the nose, a chamber defined between the tail and the nose, and a longitudinal axis defined between the nose and the tail. The projectile also includes a payload stored in the chamber of the body, and a propulsion system equipped with the body. The projectile also includes a fin assembly operably engaged with the body between the nose and the tail and is positioned outside of the chamber, wherein a fin of the fin assembly is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the fin is stowed completely between the nose and the tail. In the deployed position, a portion of the fin extends away from the nose or from the tail.