JPH057640B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sightable weapon for aircraft, particularly helicopters.

(b) Technical Background Tactical aircraft, particularly combat helicopters, described below merely as a non-limiting example, include, as is known in the art,
Mounted on a turret mounted under the cockpit or other suitable location is a freely aimed weapon consisting of weapons mounted at various heights, usually rapid-fire cannons,
The turret is typically adapted to pivot relative to the turret about its own axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the weapon.

(c) Prior art and problems In combat helicopters, the turret is generally
Mounted under the front of the cockpit, the weapon itself receives ammunition from an ammunition box spaced from the turret and integrally connected to or integrated into the fuselage of the helicopter.

All of these equipment have deficiencies, firstly in terms of placement due to the almost total lack of usable space for combat helicopters, and secondly in terms of ammunition supply. Since the ammunition box is a certain distance away from the weapon, it is necessary to connect it to the weapon with a flexible ammunition line;
This always limits the range of movement of the turret around its own axis.

Moreover, mounting the ammunition box and the turret on the helicopter and connecting the two together is very time consuming, thereby impairing the helicopter's own working capacity.

(d) Object of the invention The object of the invention is to provide an aimable weapon which essentially does not have any of the above-mentioned disadvantages.

(E) Structure of the Invention For this purpose, the present invention is a trainable weapon for an aircraft, particularly a helicopter, which is attached to the outer surface of the aircraft fuselage so as to be able to rotate about a first axis relative to the aircraft fuselage. a turret mounted on the turret, a weapon mounted on the turret so as to swing about a second axis relative to the turret, and an ammunition box, the ammunition box being integrally coupled with the turret, They are configured to rotate together around the first axis.

(f) Examples of the invention Examples of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is especially a helicopter (not shown)
It is a weapon that can be aimed freely and is suitable for incorporating into.

The weapon 1 comprises a turret 2 which is essentially trapezoidal and consists of a single box body fitted with an internally toothed ring gear 3 at the top. During operation, the ring gear 3
It meshes with a pinion 4 on an actuator (not shown) mounted on the helicopter and serving to pivot the turret 2 around the axis 5 of the ring gear 3.

The slender base end of the turret 2 is provided with a slot 6 for receiving the rear barrel 7 of a rapid-fire gun 8, which is mounted relative to the turret 2 about an axis 9 essentially orthogonal to the axis 5. It's starting to oscillate.

At the larger base end of the turret 2, an ammunition box 10 is removably mounted, the outlet side of which is connected by a feed belt 11 with an inlet 12 for ammunition 13, said inlet 12 being connected to the rapid-fire cannon 8. It is formed on the side of the barrel 7 adjacent to the ignition chamber (not shown).

The aimable weapon 1 therefore basically consists of a turret 2, a rapid-fire cannon 8 and an ammunition box 10, which together constitute one very compact device and are fitted with tight mounting connections. [fast-
It can be easily attached to a helicopter using fitcomplings (not shown). In addition, weapon 1
The upper ammunition box 10 is mounted directly on the turret 2 adjacent to the rapid-fire gun 8, so that it not only takes up less space inside the helicopter, but also has a supply belt 11 designed to move together with the ammunition box 10 and the turret 2. Since the ammunition box 10 and the rapid-fire cannon 8 are connected, the movement of the turret 2 around its own axis 5 is not restricted in any way.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, a rapid-fire cannon was described, but other types may be used.

(G) Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, it can be easily mounted on an aircraft, especially a helicopter, and the installation space can be small. In addition, the supply of ammunition can be ensured. It has the advantage of not restricting the range of movement of the turret.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a perspective view showing a typical embodiment of the invention. 1...weapon, 2...turret, 3...ring gear, 4...
...Small gear, 5,9...Shaft, 8...Rapid cannon, 10...
...Ammunition box, 11... Supply zone.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sightable weapon for an aircraft, particularly a helicopter, comprising: a turret mounted on the outer surface of the aircraft fuselage so as to rotate around a first axis relative thereto; a weapon mounted to swing around a second axis; and an ammunition box, the ammunition box being integrally connected to the turret so as to rotate together with the latter around the first axis; A sightable weapon for an aircraft, characterized in that a box is located on the opposite side of the sightable weapon with respect to the turret. 2. A sightable weapon for aircraft according to claim 1, characterized in that an ammunition box is connected to the weapon via an outer band that supplies ammunition.