GB585243A - Improvements in and relating to gun turrets - Google Patents
Improvements in and relating to gun turretsInfo
- Publication number
- GB585243A GB585243A GB21528/44A GB2152844A GB585243A GB 585243 A GB585243 A GB 585243A GB 21528/44 A GB21528/44 A GB 21528/44A GB 2152844 A GB2152844 A GB 2152844A GB 585243 A GB585243 A GB 585243A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- turret
- gun
- gunner
- guns
- platform
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D7/00—Arrangements of military equipment, e.g. armaments, armament accessories, or military shielding, in aircraft; Adaptations of armament mountings for aircraft
- B64D7/02—Arrangements of military equipment, e.g. armaments, armament accessories, or military shielding, in aircraft; Adaptations of armament mountings for aircraft the armaments being firearms
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Nozzles (AREA)
Abstract
585,243. Aircraft gun turrets. NORTH, J. D. Nov. 3, 1944, No. 21528. [Class 92 (i)] A rotatable gun turret for mounting on the . underside of an aircraft comprises a cupola 1 of sufficient depth to accommodate the gunner 7 in a recumbent attitude, a platform 11 or like support for the recumbent gunner, a gun-sight 19 and turret control handle 12 for use by the recumbent gunner, and a gun or guns 16, 17, mounted at the side of the platform and capable of elevation and depression relative to the turret. The turret shown rotates in bearings 5 in the aircraft fuselage and comprises the cupola 1, and an upper portion fitted with two curved ammunition boxes 3, 4 from which ammunition is fed in belts through flexible shoots 22, 23 to the guns. The upper portion also carries a power unit 13 which includes pumps for elevating the guns and for rotating the turrets, the unit being mounted on a platform 14 extending not more than half way across the turret. The platform 11 carries padded supports 8, 9 and 10 for the gunner who views the target through the sight 19 which is connected to the guns by links 20.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB21528/44A GB585243A (en) | 1944-11-03 | 1944-11-03 | Improvements in and relating to gun turrets |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB21528/44A GB585243A (en) | 1944-11-03 | 1944-11-03 | Improvements in and relating to gun turrets |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB585243A true GB585243A (en) | 1947-02-03 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB21528/44A Expired GB585243A (en) | 1944-11-03 | 1944-11-03 | Improvements in and relating to gun turrets |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
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GB (1) | GB585243A (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2149069A (en) * | 1983-10-26 | 1985-06-05 | Agusta Aeronaut Costr | Gun turrets |
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1944
- 1944-11-03 GB GB21528/44A patent/GB585243A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2149069A (en) * | 1983-10-26 | 1985-06-05 | Agusta Aeronaut Costr | Gun turrets |
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