摘要 |
A demountable apparatus for installation in the cargo compartment of an aircraft including fixed wing and helicopters comprising, a rigid supporting frame structure to which is attached a hoisting winch for lifting a captured, torpedo-like body to a first position adjacent an opening in the aircraft; a longitudinal-overhead beam along which moves an articulated power-driven carrier which, in combination with roller guides at the opening, pivots and moves the hoisted body from a vertical alignment at the position adjacent the aircraft opening to a horizontal stowage alignment at a second position on a pair of supporting cradles inside the aircraft. Means are provided for positively securing the body in position on the cradles. The carrier and rollers are utilized in a reverse procedure for unloading the body from the aircraft while hovering or while on the ground.
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