Device for carrying and releasing a load such as a missile

A device for carrying and releasing a load such as a missile under an aircraft, which comprises:

• (a) a carrier member fixed to the aircraft,
• (b) front and rear longitudinal slides on said carrier member,
• (c) front and rear rails connected together to form a mobile assembly and co-acting respectively with said front and rear longitudinal slides to move along said slides, the front and rear rails supporting coupling lugs situated at the front and at the rear of the load respectively,
• (d) means for locking the load in a suspended position to the rails preventing any translational movement thereof in a carrying position, said means for locking comprising at least one front stop engaging the front part of the load and retracting inside the carrier member under the action of a return spring and at least one fixed rear stop rigid with the carrier member and engaging the rear part of the load,
• (e) and means controlling a release movement of the mobile assembly along said longitudinal slides between the carrying position and a release position to free the lugs of the load from the rails so that the load can be released.