GB711987A - Improvements in and relating to cockpit hoods of aircraft - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to cockpit hoods of aircraft

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Publication number
GB711987A
GB711987A GB211052A GB211052A GB711987A GB 711987 A GB711987 A GB 711987A GB 211052 A GB211052 A GB 211052A GB 211052 A GB211052 A GB 211052A GB 711987 A GB711987 A GB 711987A
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Prior art keywords
canopy
aircraft
cockpit
bolts
explosive charge
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GB211052A
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Charles Frederick Wills
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English Electric Co Ltd
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English Electric Co Ltd
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Priority to GB211052A priority Critical patent/GB711987A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C1/32—Severable or jettisonable parts of fuselage facilitating emergency escape

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

711,987. Releasable cockpit canopies for aircraft. ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., Ltd. Jan. 23, 1953 [Jan. 25, 1952], No. 2110/52. Class 4 An aircraft cockpit hood is connected to the aircraft structure by tubular bolts each loaded with a separate explosive charge, firing means being provided to detonate the charges of all the said bolts simultaneously. The canopy 1 is connected to a light metal frame 2 by bolts 3 passing through rubber sleeves 5, the frame being formed at its rear edge with pins that engage in hooked members attached to the aircraft structure and so shaped that the released canopy swings rearwardly through a predetermined angle before being carried away by the relative airflow. The frame 2 rests, through the medium of rubber cushions 7, on a coaming tube 8 forming part of the cockpit structure and is retained thereon by a number of hollow bolts 9 each containing an explosive charge. Each bolt is formed with a neck portion of reduced cross section which is fractured when the explosive charge is fired so that the canopy is released and swept away. The hinges along the rear edge of the canopy may be dispensed with and a separate door is provided in the fuselage for normal use.
GB211052A 1952-01-25 1952-01-25 Improvements in and relating to cockpit hoods of aircraft Expired GB711987A (en)

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GB211052A GB711987A (en) 1952-01-25 1952-01-25 Improvements in and relating to cockpit hoods of aircraft

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GB711987A true GB711987A (en) 1954-07-14

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3406693A1 (en) * 1983-03-14 1984-09-20 Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation S.A., Vaucresson PYROTECHNICAL EJECT PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR AN AIRPLANE

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3406693A1 (en) * 1983-03-14 1984-09-20 Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation S.A., Vaucresson PYROTECHNICAL EJECT PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR AN AIRPLANE
US4570879A (en) * 1983-03-14 1986-02-18 Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Pyrotechnical process and device for bailing out of an aircraft

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