Weapon delivery system

An aerial bomb arming assembly 1, with air driven arming device 2 comprising a turbine arranged to rotate and generate an electrical current when exposed to atmosphere, the turbine arranged for transition from stowed to deployed condition, further comprising a lever arm (12, fig. 1) with first end 1...

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Main Authors Robert David Baker, Nicholas Charles Corner, Anthony Edward Marsh
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.03.2020
Subjects
AMMUNITION
AMMUNITION FUZES
ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An aerial bomb arming assembly 1, with air driven arming device 2 comprising a turbine arranged to rotate and generate an electrical current when exposed to atmosphere, the turbine arranged for transition from stowed to deployed condition, further comprising a lever arm (12, fig. 1) with first end 13a, second end 13b and arm portion (14), first end connected to arm portion by pivotable connection (15, fig. 1), the first end arranged for translational movement along guide 20, second end providing a pulling force to the device when first end translates on the guide. Transition from stowed to deployed may comprise exposing the turbine to atmosphere. The turbine may be arranged in a space provided with cover or top arranged to be removed or repositioned by pulling force on lever arm, exposing the turbine. The second end may protrude externally of the outer casing of the bomb. The first end may be located within the internal space of the bomb defined within the outer casing or housing. The assembly may include a lanyard with one end attached to a fixation point on an aircraft, another end secured to the lever arm to pull the first end along the guide.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20180001743