Aerial Bomb Sight Patents (Class 33/229)
Gyroscopically stabilized (Class 33/230)
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  • Site head with integrated laser designator for use in aircraft such as a rotorcraft
    Patent number: 6658985
    Abstract: Sight head with integrated laser designator for use in an aircraft such as a rotorcraft. The laser designator (32) is integrated into a zone of a main external assembly of the pod (14) of the sight head (12), enclosed externally in an existing fairing (34). It comprises a laser transmitter (36), a power supply (38) and a radio receiver (40). The laser transmitter (36) is fitted to the site head structure using adjusting screws (46) which allows the alignment to be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: MBDA France
    Inventors: Gérard Aumont, Bernard Fontaine