LAUNCHING UNIT IN A CLOSED COMPARTMENT Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC B64D7/08 F41F3/00 

FIELD: aviation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aviation equipment, namely, to launching units placed in closed compartments of aircrafts. The launching unit in a closed compartment comprises the body of a cargo compartment, located longitudinally in the lower part of the fuselage of the aircraft, a launch container placed within the body of the cargo compartment, equipped in the back part thereof with a unit for mechanical coupling with the back wall of the cargo compartment, and in the front part thereof with a rotary apparatus connecting said body with the front wall of the cargo compartment and bringing the launch container into a position for launching cargo and returning said container to the travel position. A body with a U-shaped cross-section is made on the outside of the launch container. Said body acts as a flap of the cargo compartment, forming an integral plane with the surface of the fuselage of the aircraft in the travel position of the launch container.

EFFECT: invention provides a reduction in the time of cargo launch and a reduction in the radio location visibility of the aircraft at the time of cargo launch.

2 cl, 4 dwg