PROJECTILE SHOOTING TOY

A projectile shooting toy (10) comprises a body housing (20), a projectile delivery tube (110) formed with an interior of the housing and a motor drive n projectile firing apparatus having a trigger (36) and projectile cannon (120 ) pivotally mounted to the body housing. Activation of the trigger causes the cannon to move from a stored position (122) to a deployed position (124), allowing a projectile (100) to enter an inlet (130) of the projectile cannon from the projectile delivery tube. Activation of the trigger further causes a firing ram (142) to abruptly strike the projectile and fire it from the cannon. In a preferred embodiment, the projectile shooting toy is in the for m of a helicopter (12).