Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Load accommodation
Patent
1991-06-05
1992-11-03
Barefoot, Galen
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Load accommodation
211163, B64D 900
Patent
active
051601010
ABSTRACT:
A buoy deployment system for an aircraft is disclosed which includes a multi-store gravity launching system which allows for discharge of different lengthsn and types of buoys. The gravity launch system includes a plurality of launch tubes, each including a spring biased door at the discharge end thereof, with the doors being either electrically actuated from the pilot cockpit via electrical controls, or, in the event of an electrical malfunction, being manually operable by an operator. Each buoy loaded therein is accessible for reconfiguration in flight, with each tube similarly being reloadable in flight. Also disclosed is a rotatable storage carousel including a plurality of semi-cylindrical tube section/latch assemblies, sized to restrain a plurality of buoys, which form storage stations on the carousel. The storage carousel maximizes the number and type of buoys which may be carried in a given space, being manually rotatable to allows access for setting the operational functions of the buoys contained therein. Utilizing the gravity launcher and storage carousel provides maximum mission flexibility while minimizing aircraft space requirements.
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Ferraro John R.
Foerster Philip P.
Greenstreet Peter T.
Schwarz Steven R.
Turgeon Milton R.
Barefoot Galen
Sapone William J.
United Technologies Corp.
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