摘要 |
An adaptor for releasably attaching a store to a rack on the underside of an aircraft. The rack has at least one hook connected to the rack and pivotable between a closed position for retaining the store on the rack and an open position for installation of the store on the rack and release of the store from the aircraft. The adaptor has a generally continuous lower surface shaped to conform to the outer surface of the store, an upper surface, and a surrounding wall connecting the upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface has a post extending downwardly from the rack for stabilizing the store against longitudinal and lateral movement of the store relative to the rack due to air loads during flight. The surrounding wall has a least one recess formed therein for receiving the hook. The adaptor is shaped so that upon release of the store, aerodynamic drag resulting from the presence of the adaptor on the store is minimized.
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