Device for aligning a piece good part lifted by means of a winch of an aircraft

An alignment device (1) for aligning a piece good part (4), which is received by a cable winch (2) of an aircraft (3), about a rotational axis (16) which is in parallel with a yaw axis (12) of the aircraft (3) when the alignment device (1) is used as intended, the alignment device (1) comprising:

• an alignment member (8) which can be fastened on an underside (9) of the aircraft (3);
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• an alignment mating part (6) which can be fixed to a piece good part (4), wherein, when the alignment device (1) is used as intended, the alignment mating part (6) has a single alignment lug (15) pointing in a direction of the aircraft (3),
• wherein the alignment member (8) has a guide track (10),
• wherein a sliding surface (11) of the guide track (10) is oriented in the direction of the alignment mating part (6),
• wherein, when the alignment mating part (6) is displaced in the direction of the aircraft (3), the single alignment lug (15) of the alignment mating part (6) is brought into abutment with the sliding surface (11) through retraction of the cable winch (2) and, during further axial displacement of the alignment mating part (6) in the direction of the aircraft (3) along the rotational axis (16), through further retraction of the cable winch (2), the single alignment lug (15) slides along on the sliding surface (11) and brings about a rotation of the alignment mating part (6) about the rotational axis (16), such that the piece good part (4) is aligned relative to the aircraft (3) in exactly one orientation.