Ammunition handling and loading system
US4137820A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/86
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A handling and loading system for relatively large caliber ammunition used by automatic weapons such as 20 mm to 40 mm rapid fire guns carried by military aircraft. The system includes an apparatus for automatically removing live rounds of ammunition from a belt of indeterminate length having a plurality of individual containers and loading such ammunition into the armament system of the aircraft while simultaneously removing expended shell casings from the aircraft and inserting the same into the containers which can then be returned for reloading.
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