Design of Test Firing Apparatus for Pneumatic Ejection Racks
January 1, 2009Cobham, Sargent Fletcher Inc. Engineering, 2008-09
Liaison(s): Steve Sghayer
Advisor(s): R. Erik Spjut
Students(s): Trevor Ashley, Roger Billingsley (F), Donald Bolton (S), Charles Gastil (TL), April Hui
Redesign of the organization and apparatus for test firing of the BRU-61/A Pneumatic Ejection Rack, which carries and ejects the Small-Diameter Bomb from aircraft. Designing retractable loading floors, a new cushioning mechanism, and mechanical and electrical adaptors to greatly increase testing throughput in the current test area.