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Figure 5-3.Mk 50 torpedo configurations - 14024_151
Figure 5-7.Mk 31 Mod 1 torpedo air stabilizer

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Figure 5-4.—Mk 28 Mod 2 torpedo air stabilizer. Figure 5-5.—Mk 28 Mod 3 torpedo air stabilizer. Mk 28 Mod 2 (fig. 5-4) or the Mk 28 Mod 3 (fig. 5-5) bolts. After the bands are installed, the torpedo is loaded air stabilizers are used on torpedoes configured for fixed-wing aircraft. The Mk 31 Mod 0 (fig. 5-6) or the Mk 31 Mod 1 (fig. 5-7) air stabilizers are used on torpedoes configured for helicopters. Mk 78 Mod 0 or Mod 1 suspension bands (fig. 5-8) are used in pairs to suspend the torpedo from the bomb racks or shackles of the launching aircraft. The bands wrap around the torpedo and are secured by tension aboard by engaging the suspension band lugs in the bomb racks or on the bomb shackles of the aircraft. The torpedo is loaded internally for fixed-wing aircraft launch and externally for helicopter launch. When the bomb rack/shackle hooks are released, the torpedo drops. Release wires unlatch the suspension bands, allowing them to break away from the torpedo as it is launched from the aircraft. Figure 5-6.—Mk 31 Mod 0 torpedo air stabilizer. 5-4







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