Helicopter
AssigneeWestland plc
InventorJames W. Schofield
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Abstract
A helicopter (10) has a fuselage (11) provided with storage means (19, 20, 24) for storing a plurality of missiles (16) longitudinally of the fuselage, reloadable turret means (17) beneath the fuselage for movement in azimuth and elevation and transfer means (20b, 21) for transferring a missile from the storage means to the turret means. In the illustrated embodiment the missiles are stored externally of generally vertical side walls (13) and a lower generally horizontal wall (14) of the fuselage and fairings (39) are provided to protect the externally mounted missiles.
Claims12
A helicopter having a fuselage, storage means for storing a plurality of missiles longitudinally of the fuselage, reloadable turret means beneath the fuselage for movement in azimuth and elevation, transfer means for transferring a missile from said storage means to said turret means, said storage means comprising generally vertical tracks in the side walls and lower wall of the fuselage, spaced apart adaptors attached to the missiles, support channels slidably supporting said adaptors and missiles, and longitudinal spaced-apart attachment lugs on said support channels located in said generally vertical tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.