LAUNCHING UNIT FOR AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILES Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC F41F3/65 B64D7/08 

FIELD: aircraft; weapon and ammunitions.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aircraft weapons and concerns multi-barrel launchers (L). Launchers for air-launched missiles comprises cylindrical casing with suspension assemblies of launcher to aircraft, fairings, set of launch tubes fixed in the end discs of the housing, protector of missiles from aerodynamic heating, electric system for pulsing to missiles and lock for retention. At that the protector of missiles from aerodynamic heating is composed in the form of rotary valves, pivoted with a possibility for opening and smooth shock-free closing of the launch tubes. Launch tubes are equipped with a gas device, configured with a possibility to discharge the part of missile jet stream in the front part of the pipes.

EFFECT: preservation of aircraft controllability after missiles blow-off is achieved by closing launch tubes and reduction of the area swept surface of launcher with air flow.

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