Ordnance – Mounts – Aircraft type
Patent
1994-08-15
1995-06-06
Johnson, Stephen M.
Ordnance
Mounts
Aircraft type
89 3716, F41A 2300
Patent
active
054212391
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft armament mounting system includes an elongated support plank member which is longitudinally insertable transversely through the aircraft cabin area so that a central portion of the plank is disposed within the cabin area with opposite end portions of the plank projecting outwardly from the aircraft. The central plank portion is suitably anchored within the cabin area, and the outwardly projecting plank end portions are configured to removably support machine guns supplied with belted ammunition from magazine boxed secured to the top side of the central plank portion within the cabin area. Auxiliary plank sections are pivotally secured to the front and rear side edges of the outer plank end portions and may be locked in a cargo carrying orientation in which the auxiliary plank sections extend forwardly and rearwardly from the front and rear side edges of the outer plank end portions. Cargo may be placed atop the locked auxiliary plank sections and secured thereon using tie-down straps or other suitable securement structures. Each auxiliary plank section may be unlocked from its cargo carrying orientation and pivoted upwardly onto the top side of its associated outer plank end portion from which it transversely extends. A portion of the structure used to secure the auxiliary plank sections to the outer plank end portions is also used to mount the machine guns on the outer plank end portions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2372728 (1945-04-01), Martin
patent: 5024138 (1991-06-01), Sanderson et al.
patent: 5187318 (1993-02-01), Sanderson et al.
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