Ordnance – Rocket launching – Having means to transfer rocket to launcher
Patent
1986-01-23
1987-12-08
Nelson, Peter A.
Ordnance
Rocket launching
Having means to transfer rocket to launcher
89 1815, 89 1819, F41F 304
Patent
active
047111518
ABSTRACT:
An airborne missile launcher is provided which is of modular construction to carry a variety of different missiles. A main body section has top attachment points, whereby it is carried by an aircraft, and a sub-rail hanger releasably attached at its underside which sub-rail preferably has a plurality of longitudinal tracks for carrying several different types of missile. To complete the launcher body, forward and aft body sections are attached to the main body section, each of which forward and aft body sections can be selected from a number of different such sections to suit different types of missile. The launcher also includes a nitrogen bottle carried right forward in a detachable fairing, a chaff dispenser carried aft, hold-back shoes to enable missile power up prior to translation relative to the sub-rail and convex bulged sides to reduce vertical stiffness and vibrations. For certain missile types, the forward or aft section may be simply a plastics fairing; for certain other missile types, the forward or aft section may house a missile umbilical retraction mechanism and other operative means.
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Field Charles A.
Griffin Dennis
Frazer-Nash Ltd.
Nelson Peter A.
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