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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jeremy Robert Chavez, Colleyville, TX (US);
Brent Chadwick Ross, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to an aircraft, such as a tiltrotor, having an internal payload storage area. A rotatable deployment system is mounted within the payload storage area. The rotatable deployment system comprises a frame that is configured to rotate between a stowed position and a deployment position. Two extendible arms are attached to the frame, wherein each extendible arm is configured to move in opposite directions between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions. Each extendible arm has a fixed end and a moving end. A payload mounting point on each moving end. The payload mounting point allows a payload to pan and tilt in azimuth and elevation.