Aerial System for Carrying and Releasing Stores.
Abstract
This application discloses an aerial system for carrying and releasing stores, such as containers or bombs, at very low levels (e.g., 50-100 feet altitude) without danger to the crew or to the aerial carrier itself. The system includes an aircraft having an opening in the top of the fuselage through which the stores can be launched upwardly and forwardly, and an opening in the bottom of the fuselage through which the stores can be on-loaded with existing ground support equipment, thus eliminating the need for any specialized top-side loading equipment. The system also includes stores which are aerodynamically configurated and are shaped in the form of airlift-generating bodies. The system is multi-purpose in that stores may also be dropped in the conventional manner through the bottom opening in the fuselage, and in that the aircraft also may be used at altitudes other than very low level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 30, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADD009293
Entities
People
- Kenneth M. Edwards
Organizations
- United States Department of the Air Force