HELICOPTER EXTERNAL STORES SYSTEM Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: aeronautical engineering. SUBSTANCE: lines are bent over special rollers provided with remotely controlled (automatic or manual) braking device. Cargo gripping hooks are secured to these rollers. In flight, cargo is rigidly secured in required position, for example, at minimum drag; lines and rollers are braked at this. In mounting, external suspension becomes soft due to releasing brakes of rollers due to which rollers may roll over lines reducing dynamic loads at starting and braking the cargo orientation mechanism and in case of striking of cargo in mounting. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 3 cl, 3 dwg