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An air launched cruise missile carrier airplane having a floor mounted track system for moving missile racks into a launch position adjacent to a side opening in the fuselage and ejecting missiles therethrough, then moving the empty missile racks from the launch location and repositioning a full rac

An air launched cruise missile carrier airplane having a floor mounted track system for moving missile racks into a launch position adjacent to a side opening in the fuselage and ejecting missiles therethrough, then moving the empty missile racks from the launch location and repositioning a full rack of missiles thereat. A continuous missile launching sequence is provided by the floor track system which guides the movement of the missile racks within a cargo compartment of the fuselage for a continuous carousel movement.

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A missile carrier aircraft having an internal missile cargo compartment running along a substantial length of the fuselage, comprising: a track system having a pair of adjacent dual-rail tracks stationarily mounted to the floor of said compartment and running approximately the longitudinal length th

A missile carrier aircraft having an internal missile cargo compartment running along a substantial length of the fuselage, comprising: a track system having a pair of adjacent dual-rail tracks stationarily mounted to the floor of said compartment and running approximately the longitudinal length thereof; said track system having a lateral transfer track terminal at either end of said compartment; said lateral transfer track terminal comprising a section of dual-rail track for shuttling transversely across said compartment and alternately aligning up with either of said stationarily mounted tracks; a rotary rack adapted to receive a plurality of elongated missiles which are disposed annularly about the rotary axis of said rack; said rotary rack having a support carriage and means mounted on the base of said carriage for operatively engaging a set of said dual-rail tracks for movement therealong; a supply duct mounted centrally overhead, down the longitudinal length of said compartment for housing both conditioned air flow and electrical power; and an umbilical cord interconnecting said rotary rack through a slide fitting engagement with said supply duct for continuous tapping-off of conditioned air and electrical power during movement of said rotary rack along the floor mounted track system.