Weapon dispensing system for an aircraft

Details Weapon dispensing system for an aircraft Weapon dispensing system for an aircraft

1986-04-29

1987-07-14

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Passenger or cargo loading or discharging

89 154, B64D 106

Patent

active

046797513

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a weapon dispensing system for an aircraft. The system includes a weapon positioning assembly for positioning the weapon in a stored position and a release position. The weapon positioning assembly comprises a weapon support rack and a pair of fore and aft links having first and second ends. The first ends of the links are pivotally coupled to the aircraft and the second ends are pivotally coupled to the rack. An actuator assembly is coupled by its first end to the aircraft and by its second end to the weapon positioning assembly. It is adapted to move the positioning assembly from the stored position to the release position. Fore and aft weapon attaching devices for releasably locking the weapon to the rack is attached to the weapon positioning assembly. The weapon releasing devices are adapted to lock the weapon to the rack when the weapon position assembly is in the stored position and to only unlock the weapon from the positioning assembly when it is in the release position. Thus, upon actuation, the rack with the weapon locked thereto is rotated in a downward and forward direction and automatically released when the release position is reached.

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patent: 4440365 (1984-04-01), Holtrop
patent: 4600171 (1986-07-01), Kalisz

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