AIRCRAFT LAUNCHER Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC F41F3/06 F41F3/55 B64D7/08 

FIELD: aircraft launchers.

SUBSTANCE: the device has a body in the form of a load-bearing girder with points of attachment to the carrier aeroplane fastened outside it, and electrical units closed by light-duty U-shaped covers forming a no-load carrying superstructure are positioned over its entire length. The front fairing is made in the form a strengthened, developed part adjoining the load-carrying girder, hinge-joined on which are doors opening relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft launcher, the doors are provided with a closed-position lock. The mechanism of unmating from the rocket is made in the form of a double-arm lever hinge-joined to the strengthened part of the front fairing, its one arm has a gripper with a spring-loaded latch, the other arm is spring-loaded for longitudinal motion. Made in the lower part of the doors of the front fairing is an opening for free motion of the arm with the gripper in it, and a slot for the wrench used at mating-unmating of the break-away coupling is made in the hinge-joint. The clip of the pneumatic system bottle has enveloping, narrowing up and developed parts, the latter of which is positioned outside the load-carrying girder that is provided with a cover closed by the rear bracket of the clip fastening. The device is provided with front and rear anti-vibrators. An additional point of attachment to the carrier aeroplane is installed outside the load-carrying girder. Made on the inner side of the doors of the front fairing are spring-loaded rotary components engageable with the mating stops made on the gripper of the unmating mechanism.

EFFECT: improved operating characteristics.

8 cl, 9 dwg