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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Alan Carl Ewing, Keller, TX (US);
Antonio Cardenas Munguia, Colleyville, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
An adapter is disclosed for use with an aircraft including wingtip stations defining mounting surfaces. The adapter is configured and dimensioned for connection to the wingtip stations on either wing of the aircraft to facilitate the connection of a weapons rack to the aircraft. The adapter includes a backing plate, and a body connected to the backing plate that is configured and dimensioned to support the weapons rack. The backing plate is configured and dimensioned in correspondence with the mounting surfaces defined by the wingtip stations. The body includes a base extending outwardly from the backing plate along a first axis, and a support member extending outwardly from the base along a second axis. In one particular embodiment of the adapter, the first and second axes define an angle of 45° therebetween.