Ordnance – Mounts – Aircraft type
Patent
1990-06-04
1991-06-18
Jordan, Charles T.
Ordnance
Mounts
Aircraft type
89 3719, F41A 2300
Patent
active
050241389
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area and its opposite end portions project outwardly from the aircraft. This central portion is anchored to the aircraft, and outer tip portions of the plank are pivotable between extended and inwardly folded positions. A pair of rocket launchers are mounted on downwardly projecting support structures secured to the outer ends of the plank tip portions, the support structure having integral adjustment mechanisms which permit vertical and horizontal adjustment of the rocket launcher firing axes. Supported on the underside of the plank end portions, inwardly of the foldable tip sections, are a pair of machine gun pods supported on specially designed shock absorbing gun mounts which carry a pair of machine guns provided with electrically driven charging assemblies. The charging assemblies are operative to drive the bolt pins of the guns to their safe posiitons and then allow the pins to be driven to their armed positions by their associated return springs. External ammunition belt magazines are disposed within the cabin area, the ammunition belts from such magazines being routed to their associated guns through openings formed in the outer end portions of the support plank member. The gun pods may alternatively be mounted on wing pylons of a fixed wing aircraft and supplied from external ammunition magazines also supported on wing pylons spaced outwardly from the gun pods.
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Sanderson Paul H.
Serkland Richard C.
Johnson Stephen
Jordan Charles T.
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