Ordnance – Rocket launching – Movable launcher
Patent
1983-03-14
1984-12-25
Brown, David H.
Ordnance
Rocket launching
Movable launcher
89 1801, F41F 306
Patent
active
044896387
ABSTRACT:
A missile launching system adapted for installation in a standard commercial aircraft without modification of the aircraft structure. The system comprises a plurality of frame members, linear tracks which are movable longitudinally relative to the frame members, a plurality of launch tubes for storing the missiles, an exit port for installation in an pre-established aircraft fuselage opening, and associated equipment for selectively launching the missiles from the launch tubes through the exit port. The entire system is assembled from individual components, all of which are sized to be placed on board the aircraft through a standard passenger door opening. In preparation for installing the system in a commercial aircraft, the passenger seats and related equipment conventionally installed in the interior of such an aircraft are removed. The frame members of the system are then mounted to the standard seat tracks in the floor of the aircraft. The remaining portions of the system are thereafter assembled and installed on the frame. The frame is inclined to support the launch tubes at an angle extending upward and forward so that when a missile is ejected from the launch tube, it is given a trajectory which carries it clear of the aircraft wing and empennage.
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Bastian Thomas W.
Schertz Charles W.
Bissell Henry M.
Brown David H.
General Dynamics Pomona Division
Johnson Edward B.
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