Ordnance – Bomb – flare and signal dropping – Bomb displaced from exterior of plane
Patent
1997-09-11
1999-08-03
Jordan, Charles T.
Ordnance
Bomb, flare and signal dropping
Bomb displaced from exterior of plane
2441374, 294 8226, 89 159, B64D 106
Patent
active
059328290
ABSTRACT:
Suspension and Release Equipment (S&RE) capable of carrying and releasing various types of weapons including bombs and missiles without the need for reconfiguration. The rack assembly of the present invention includes a plurality of separate, yet linked hook assemblies. A multi-purpose hook is employed to engage either bombs or missiles by means of three separate toes. A center toe includes a protruding arm adaptable for engaging the hook-shaped portion of a forward bomb bail lug which can be located either fourteen or thirty inches from the aft lug. The multi-purpose hook further includes a pair of outer toes including slots for engaging the opposite side rails of a missile lug. Because the multi-purpose hook is equally adaptable for engaging bomb or missile lugs, the rack assembly can be employed to carry either type of weapon. An aft mounted missile hook is adaptable for engaging a missile rail lug, and a separate hook mounted on the rack is adaptable for engaging a bomb lug.
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Jordan Charles T.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Montgomery Christopher K.
Powell, Jr. Raymond H. J.
Westerlund Robert A.
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