US 12,280,872 B2
Winged store mechanical capture interface for use with an aircraft
Joseph P. Dylla, Oro Valley, AZ (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/118,976.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300646 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 1/06 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mechanical interface for securing an expendable aircraft store to an aircraft having a longitudinal center-of-gravity (Cg) in captive carriage and releasing the expendable aircraft store therefrom, including:
an airframe that is configured to form part of the expendable aircraft store, the airframe extending along a longitudinal axis;
first and second wing bases that extend outside the outer mold line (OML) of the airframe;
first and second wings coupled to the first and second wing bases, respectively;
first and second attachment features in the first or second wing bases on opposite sides of the store Cg, during captive carriage said first or second wings revealing the first and second attachment features for mechanical engagement with a complementary pair of attachment features on the aircraft, upon release of the attachment features and expendable aircraft store said first and second attachment features being positioned or covered such that the first and second attachment features do not impede air flow over the store.