Magazine and method for launching countermeasures
AssigneeSaab AB
InventorChrister ZÄTTERQVIST
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Abstract
A magazine for storing and launching countermeasures arranged in cartridges, comprising a plurality of longitudinal cartridge cases forming the magazine, where each cartridge case comprises side walls and a front opening and a centre axis, where the magazine is adapted to be mounted on an aircraft, where the side walls of two adjacent cartridge cases are arranged to each other in a slidable manner in a longitudinal direction, and where the magazine comprises a tilting means adapted to tilt the cartridge cases, such that the openings of the cartridge cases can be directed in a selected direction. The advantage of the invention is that a countermeasure can be directed in a desired angle before it is launched.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A magazine (2) for storing and launching countermeasures (5) arranged in cartridges (12), comprising a plurality of longitudinal cartridge cases (6) forming the magazine (2), wherein:
- each cartridge case (6) comprises side walls and a front opening (14) and a centre axis (15), comprising the side walls (24) of two adjacent cartridge cases (6) are arranged to each other in a slidable manner in a longitudinal direction, and
- the magazine (2) comprises a tilting means (25) adapted to tilt the cartridge cases (6), such that the openings (14) of the cartridge cases (6) can be directed in a selected direction.
A method for launching a countermeasure (5) from a magazine (2), wherein the countermeasure is a cartridge (12) arranged in a cartridge case (6), wherein the magazine (2) comprises a plurality of cartridge cases (6), and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- tilting the cartridge cases (6) from a resting position (50) to an active position (51) and launching the countermeasure (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.