External cargo adapter for use with a rotorcraft
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
InventorsDominik Vogel, Stephan Holze, Alexandru Dinca, Stefan Salzburger, Christoph Heider, Lukas Bschorr, Alfonso D'Avino, Juergen Loi
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Abstract
An external cargo adapter for use with a rotorcraft that comprises at least one carrier station, in particular at least one weapon station, comprising: at least one mounting lug for attachment to the at least one carrier station; at least one cargo carrying ring for connection to a connecting rope adapted for transport of an external cargo; and a connecting member that connects the at least one mounting lug with the at least one cargo carrying ring.
Claims17
An external cargo adapter for use with a rotorcraft having a wing arrangement with at least one left-hand side wing and one right-hand side wing, wherein the wing arrangement has at least one weapon station, the external cargo adapter comprising:
- a pair of mounting lugs spaced apart and configured to be removably attachable to the at least one weapon station along an exterior of the rotorcraft;
- a connecting rail extending between and connecting the pair of mounting lugs;
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- at least one cargo ring configured to be connected to connected to a connecting rope for transport of an external cargo, wherein the at least one cargo ring is mounted to the connecting rail via a swivel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.