US 12,296,957 B2
System and method for launching a payload from an aircraft
Norman Allen Tolentino, Westminster, CA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,064.
Prior Publication US 2024/0409211 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 1/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to launch a payload from an aircraft, the system comprising:
a magazine having opposed first and second ends, a payload chamber to retain the payload, and an exit port at the first end through which the payload is launched from the magazine;
a rotatable conveying member to contact an outer surface of the payload and cause the payload to launch out of the magazine through the exit port; and
a pivot structure connected to the magazine and the aircraft, the pivot structure to pivot the magazine about the second end between a stowed orientation and a deployed orientation, the stowed orientation to position the first end internal to an outer skin surface of the aircraft, and the deployed orientation to position the first end outside the outer skin surface and position the second end internal to the outer skin surface.