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Abstract

An ejector rack is provided for releasably supporting a store, and includes a housing, having a lug engaging and releasing mechanism operative for selectively and releasably engaging the lug, and movable between a lug engaging position and a lug releasing position. The housing also includes a locking and unlocking mechanism actuable between a locking position, for reversibly locking the lug engaging and releasing mechanism in the lug engaging position, and an unlocking position, for enabling the lug engaging and releasing mechanism to adopt the lug releasing position. The housing also includes an actuation system for reversibly actuating the locking and unlocking mechanism, which is operative for supporting part of a load applied by the store via the lug to the lug engaging and releasing mechanism in the lug engaging position. Also provided is an ejector rack for releasably supporting, and selectively ejecting forcibly, a store therefrom, and includes an ejector system having at least one ejection module, operative for storing elastic potential energy therein and for utilizing the stored potential energy for forcibly ejecting the store when the store is released from the ejector rack.

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