Patent ID: 9151573
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B64D,F41A,F41G

Abstract:
1. Remote weapon station a fixed-wing aircraft; said remote weapon station comprising: a firearm, for firing ammunitions against a target; a remote control board or panel, arranged at a distance from said firearm, and is configured to be activated by an operator, so as to control said firearm; an automatic target aiming system, for providing said remote control board with target aiming signals, which indicate the position of a target that has to be hit by said firearm; a platform, on which said remote control board is assembled and which is adapted to be fitted to said aircraft; and a support element assembled on said platform, which supports said automatic target aiming system and houses said firearm controlled by said remote control board as a function of said target aiming signals; wherein said support element is slidably mounted on said platform to slide between a non-operating position, in which said firearm is arranged in a retracted position, and an operating position, in which said firearm is arranged in a projecting position with respect to a perimeter defined by said platform; the orientation of said firearm with respect to said support element being configured to be controlled by said remote control board as a function of the command given by said operator and the signals provided by said automatic target aiming system; at least one rail supported by said platform and on which said support element is slidably coupled; wherein said support element comprises: