Westland Aircraft Limited

Murray A Schorr

The invention discloses an ejector release unit having a bell crank lever to positively lock the store retaining hooks in their retracted positions following release of a store. One arm of the lever is operatively associated with a surface on an adjustment hook when the hook is in its retracted position and the other arm of the lever is contacted by one end of a plunger. The other end of the plunger contacts a surface of the store so that, as the store is lifted into position, the lever is automatically moved out of engagement with the hook to permit the hook to be moved to its engaged position.

Hook locking means for ejector release units

An ejector release unit for carrying aircraft stores is provided having single-pronged or double-pronged hooks adapted to be pivotably mounted on the unit. The hooks are utilized with wedges, spigots, and crutch arm adaptors in arrangements that enable interchangeable selective fitment to the unit. This arrangement provides for sway bracing of a store to be carried by the unit by a crutched or crutchless system as is required. Two alternative crutched arrangements are disclosed.

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Murray A Schorr