Temporarily-installed aircraft observer door plug, chair, sonotube ejection and control system

摘要

The system and apparatus of the present invention is generally comprised of a non-dedicated, temporarily-installed, aircraft observer bubble door, chair, sonotube ejection system, mission electronics LRU rack and workstation assembly which are affixed to the Air Deployment System (ADS) rails, cargo tie down “D” rings, seat belt restraint ring bolt sockets, and litter bar of a host aircraft, thereby precluding the requirement for dedicated airframe modifications. One embodiment of the present invention also utilizes a multi-axis, articulated, foldable chair temporarily-installed in conjunction with a segmented or one piece pressurized observer bubble door plug and door refraction system. Once installed the subject apparatus can be stowed outboard of the fuselage cargo transit envelope to permit use of the ADS rail system in-flight, without affecting normal air drop operations, crew egress, the flight performance envelope, or emergency procedures of the host aircraft.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising a mounting plate connecting one or more line-replaceable unit (LRU) racks to a floor of an aircraft, wherein:
the mounting plate is connected to an adaptive floor plate via one or more restraint bolts or adjustable CAM locks; and
the adaptive floor plate is connected to the floor of the aircraft, wherein the adaptive floor plate comprises aircraft type-specific bolt patterns corresponding to:one or more cargo floor tie down rings of the aircraft; orone or more tie down ring bolt socket patterns of the aircraft.