Patent ID: 6250196
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B64D,F41A,Y10T

Abstract:
Aircraft armament apparatus comprising:a support plank structure mountable on the floor of an aircraft cabin area in a manner such that said support plank structure longitudinally extends generally between opposite outer side wall door openings of the cabin area, said support plank structure having an outer end portion with top and bottom sides, and a mounting opening extending vertically through said outer end portion of said support plank structure about a vertical axis; anda pintle arm assembly for supporting a machine gun, said pintle arm assembly including:a vertically orientable inboard post structure having a lower end section receivable in said mounting opening,an outboard post structure horizontally offset from said inboard post structure and being supportingly connectable to the machine gun,an elongated support member having opposite first and second end portions, said elongated support member extending between said inboard and outboard post structures with said first and second opposite end portions being respectively secured thereto,securement structure for securing said lower end section of said inboard post structure within said mounting opening of said support plank structure in a manner such that said pintle arm assembly projects upwardly from said outer end portion of said support plank structure and is rotatable relative thereto about said vertical axis, andlocking structure operative to releasably lock said pintle arm assembly relative to said outer end portion of said support plank structure in a selectively variable rotational orientation about said vertical axis.