Patent DE-102006001189-A1 (DE)
Title: Extension platform for dropping of weapons from military transport aircraft over recessed, rear loading ramp by an extension fall parachute, comprises a weapons-pylon mounted at bottom of the platform for the reception of weapons
Inventor: GRABMEIER MICHAEL
IPC: B64D1/04
Filed: 2006-01-10
Abstract: The extension platform for dropping of weapons from military transport aircraft over recessed, rear loading ramp by an extension fall parachute, comprises a weapons-pylon mounted at bottom of the platform for the reception of weapons. The platform is connected with a weapons-control remaining in a transport aircraft for departing the safety margin for transport aircrafts by a deductible umbilical-cable. The length of the umbilical-cable corresponds to the safety margin. The platform has a backup-tack and a mechanism to release the repulsion of the weapon and/or weapons from the weapons-pylon. The extension platform for dropping of weapons from military transport aircraft over recessed, rear loading ramp by an extension fall parachute, comprises a weapons-pylon mounted at bottom of the platform for the reception of weapons. The platform is connected with a weapons-control remaining in a transport aircraft for departing the safety margin for transport aircrafts by a deductible umbilical-cable. The length of the umbilical-cable corresponds to the safety margin. The platform has a backup-tack and a mechanism that releases the repulsion of the attached weapon and/or weapons from the weapons-pylon. The platform leaves the security area of the transport aircraft things, if the umbilical-cable is removed from the platform during the extending process. If the backup-tack is introduced into the platform, the tripping of the repulsion of the weapon and/or weapons from the weapons-pylon is blocked. If the backup-tack is removed from the platform, the tripping of the repulsion of the weapon and/or the weapons from the weapons-pylon is not blocked. Each weapons-pylon of the platform has a pilot-tack that is fixed by a pilot-cable at the umbilical cable, which connects the platform with the weapons-control in the transport aircraft. If the pilot-tack is introduced into the weapons-pylon, the tripping of the repulsion of the weapon from weapons-pylon is blocked and if the pilot-tack is removed by pilot- and umbilical cables from the weapons-pylon, the tripping of the repulsion of the weapon from weapons-pylon is not blocked. The platform for each attached weapon has a storage, in which the energy is temporarily stored. The energy required for tripping of the repelling process of a weapon from their weapons-pylon, is obtained from 28V direct current voltage source (28 V DC power X) of the umbilical-interface of the platform. The repulsion of the attached weapon and/or weapons of the platform is carried out by pyrotechnic unit. The mechanism carries out the repulsion of the attached weapons of the weapons-pylon in a definite order. The platform is framed by a weapons-segments or weapon-segment modular-like component. Each weapon-segment receives a weapon. An independent claim is included for a procedure for the repulsion of a weapon from weapon pylon of an extending platform.