LOAD-CARRYING SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORT AEROPLANE

• US 20120292444A1
• Filed: 01/19/2011
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mbda France (MBDA)
• Original Assignee: Mbda France (MBDA)
• Inventors: Jaurand, Benoit
• Granted Patent: US 8,985,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/118.1
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 1/02 Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles jettisonable fuel reservoirs B64D37/12
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 70/20 for releasing or capturing UAVs in flight by another aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 80/70 in containers B64U80/60 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 80/82 Airborne vehicles

Abstract

The system comprises an outer container which is fixed, directly and fully, in the hold of the transport aeroplane (AC), and in which there is an inner container that can be moved longitudinally and brought from a first carrying position (AC) in which it is situated fully inside said outer container into a second off-loading position (P2), position (P2) in which it is longitudinally offset towards the rear of the aircraft (AC) so that a part of said inner container is then situated outside the transport aeroplane (AC).

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A load-carrying system for a transport airplane (AC), said system comprising at least one so-called internal container which is able to receive at least one load,

wherein it comprises in addition a so-called external container which is able to be fastened, directly and completely, in the hold of the transport airplane, and said internal container is arranged within said external container so as to be able to be moved longitudinally and to be brought from one to the other of the following positions:

a first position, in which it is completely located inside said external container; and

a second position, in which it is longitudinally offset toward the rear of the aircraft with respect to said first position, so that a part of said internal container is then located outside said external container and outside the transport airplane through an opening at the rear of the hold.

12. The system according to claim 11,

wherein said internal container is mounted inside said external container with the help of the first sliding means which are able to move said internal container between said first position and a second position.

13. The system according to claim 11,

wherein it comprises second sliding means which are able to bring said load in the part of said internal container that is located outside the transport airplane in said second position.

14. The system according to claim 11,

wherein said internal container comprises a cage equipped with compartments able to receive a plurality of loads.

15. The system according to claim 11,

wherein said system comprises in addition a control device which is able to control at least said sliding means.

16. The system according to claim 13, provided for carrying and dropping in flight at least one load,

wherein the part of the internal container, which is located outside the transport airplane in said second position, and in which a load is able to be brought with the help of said second sliding means, is a so-called dropping part, whence the load can be dropped from the transport airplane in flight.

17. The system according to claim 16.

wherein said second sliding means comprise rails fastened on the internal container and provided with an ejection device which is able to slide on said rails and which is able to support the load upon carrying and to release it upon dropping.

18. The system according to claim 17.

wherein the rails are fastened on the internal sides of the internal container.

19. The system according to claim 16,

wherein it comprises, for each load, dedicated second sliding means.