Abstract: A rocket-fired visual signalling apparatus and method includes a rocket, an elongated streamer having a first end portion connected to the rocket and a rocket launcher for launching the rocket so that the rocket pulls the streamer into the air such that when the rocket burns out, the streamer is spread out over the surrounding ground cover to facilitate visibility of the streamer.

Abstract: A sea marker for emergency flights of ship-based planes onto a ship is disclosed which comprises a float, a tube containing a pyrotechnical charge and also a percussion igniter. The tube consists of a material which does not burn away, and is provided with a light charge consisting of about 30 to 60% by weight of sodium nitrate, about 3 to 18% by weight of polyolefin resin and about 30 to 60% by weight of magnesium.

Abstract: A flare assembly including a flare mounted in a base and a plurality of wire legs pivotably connected to the base has its legs folded and the entire assembly inserted in a cup-shaped pusher element in a launch tube mounted beneath a vehicle. A spring under compression, when released by a trigger mechanism actuated from the vehicle dash, will force the pusher element through the tube to catapult the flare assembly into a roadway. The flare has a flint wheel in frictional engagement with the interior of the launch tube so when the flare assembly is launched, the wheel will ignite the flare. The flare will catapult from the vehicle and land on the legs which open to support the flare in an upright position, to warn oncoming vehicles of the distressed vehicle.