Stacked buoyant payload launcher

摘要

A submarine buoyant payload launcher system includes support rails extending longitudinally along an interior surface of a submarine missile capsule. A plurality of hold downs are spaced along the length of each rail and are retractable into the support rails. Once a payload is in position within the rails, the hold downs adjacent to the top end of the payload are rotated to their closed position, so as to contact the payload. Another payload can then be loaded within the rails until the payload contacts with the closed hold downs. As in the case of the first payload, the hold downs adjacent to the top end of this next payload are rotated to their closed position. Multiple payloads can be loaded within the rails in this manner.

主权项

1. A buoyant payload launcher system deployable within a missile capsule, said system comprising:
a set of rails spaced about an interior surface of said capsule and extending longitudinally within said capsule; at least one buoyant payload sized to fit within a space bound by said set of rails and to maintain a clearance between said rails and said payload; and at least one set of hold downs, each one hold down of said set of hold downs being rotatably mounted to one rail of said set of rails, said each one hold down being contained within said one rail in an open position, said each one hold down extending from said one rail in a closed position, said each one hold down in said closed position contacting said at least one payload to secure said payload between said rails.