There is plenty of detailed info online about how the individual darts fly and manoeuvre but nothing about how they maintain their triangular separation.
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1$\begingroup$ Good question :D, out of curiosity: Which references did you already read concerning the flight of the darts? $\endgroup$– U_flowMay 20, 2022 at 14:05
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$\begingroup$ The darts are steered by command from the launcher, are they not? $\endgroup$– Zeiss IkonMay 20, 2022 at 15:45
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$\begingroup$ The darts contain a Guidance and Control section which observes a 2D Laser-grid emitted by the launcher. The darts then steer themselves such that they stay in the center of this grid. $\endgroup$– U_flowMay 21, 2022 at 8:55
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$\begingroup$ Hi thanks. I assume that the dart’s c and c system notes which grid it is in then maintains that grid posit? I found an excellent description online : military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Starstreak_(missile) There are also more descriptions of the rotating fore body and clutch system that controls direction just using two canards- v light and manoeuvrable system $\endgroup$– StickstirrerMay 21, 2022 at 15:18
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$\begingroup$ No, I Do not think that thats is the case, simply because the grid is not rotating, but the Darts are rotating around the Center of that grid. Controlling the Darts in a Formation is (imo) unlikely because it would require very fine control. But I Do not know fore sure, hence I cannot answer This. $\endgroup$– U_flowMay 21, 2022 at 15:58
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