Internal weapon carriage system for wide body aircraft

Details Internal weapon carriage system for wide body aircraft Internal weapon carriage system for wide body aircraft

1997-04-04

1998-06-09

Jordan, Charles T.

Ordnance

Bomb, flare and signal dropping

2441371, B64D 104, B64C 122

Patent

active

057638110

ABSTRACT:
A weapons launching system (20) is located in an internal weapons storage compartment of an airplane, preferably a widebody aircraft. The system includes a monorail assembly (22) supported by a rail frame (24), and a number of carriage trucks (26) movably engaged with the monorail assembly (22). The carriage trucks (26) deliver weapons (27) via the monorail assembly (22) to a launch bay (28) located near one end of the storage compartment. The carriage trucks (26) include handling-release units (30) for picking up and moving weapons (27) within the storage compartment and for releasing the weapons (27) out the launch bay (28). A portion of the weapons are initially held by the handling-release units (30), while the remaining weapons are supported on stationary support units (34) located in the rail frame (24). An automatic launching control system (36) causes translation of the carriage trucks (26) along the monorail assembly (22) and activation of the handling-release units (30) and stationary support units (34). The carriage trucks (26) are used to quickly deliver weapons (27) to the launch bay (28) in an orderly, sequential manner. The carriage trucks (26) may also be used initially to load weapons (27) in the storage compartment.

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