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Figure 8-14.Target Performance Report.

Aviation Ordinanceman 1 - Aviation theories and other practices
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TARGET PERFORMANCE REPORTS The information contained on a Target Performance Report targets performance, and is consolidated into an automated data base for Navywide use. Target performance data is submitted on OPNAV 8600/15 (fig. 8-14). TARGET EXPENDITURE REPORTING Target operating activities are required to transmit a message report (fig. 8-15) within 24 hours of target loss listing target, serial number, calendar date, activity charged, weapons system used. All aerial towed targets (TDU-32, TDU-34, etc.) maybe transmitted weelky. Reports must be timely and accurate because they are used to determine allocations for the current fiscal year and out years. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Identify safety precautions to follow when working with aerial targets and associated equipment. There are many safety precautions associated with the target towing service. Some of these safety precautions are discussed as follows: Preservatives and lubricants may NOT be used A1. A2. A3. A4. A5. A6. A7. A8. on tow cables. Friction caused by high-speed reeling-out generates heat. This heat can generate explosive vapors from the lubricants in the tow compartment. A cable should be uncoiled by standing the coil on its edge, holding the end, and unrolling the coil. Do NOT attempt to take cable from either a coil or roll by pulling the cable when the coil or roll is lying flat. The cable will snarl and kink, When you cut nylon towline, the ends have to be bound. Otherwise, apply enough heat to the cut ends to melt the nylon. This prevents raveling. Safety tow webbing must be used between the target and the end of the towline. When the pilot shoots off the towline, this webbing can prevent it from becoming tangled in the target. Multistrand safety webbings (100 feet long) are used with banner targets. The snarl catcher must NOT be used during air-to-air gunnery exercises. It may clamp on the towline before it reaches the end of the cable. This means there will be a long, free section of the cable whipping about behind the target. All personnel involved in target towing operations must know the standard hand signals for controlling aircraft on the ground. Perform a preflight inspection of all tow equipment. REVIEW NUMBER 3 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q1. THROUGH Q8. The three aerial targets used by the Navy are the AQM-37C, BQM-74C, and BQM-34/S. The AQM-37C has a speed range between Mach 0.7 and Mach 4.0. The AQM-37C is an air-launched target. LR-64 liquid propellant is used in the self-contained propulsion system of the AQM-37C. The aerodynamic destruct system of the AQM-37C is used to prevent the target from becoming a hazard to other aircraft and from impacting the ground in undesired areas. The BQM-74C/E is powered by a YJ400-WR-402 variable speed, turbojet engine. The A-6E and TA-4J aircraft are used to launch the BQM-74C/E target drone. The maximum speed of the BQM-34A/S target system is 600 knots. 8-12







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