bombs, you should refer to Aircraft General Purpose
Bombs, Fire Bombs, Practice Bombs, Fuzes, and
Associated Components, NAVAIR 11-5A-17, and
Airborne Weapons Assembly Manual, NAVAIR
11-140-5.
REVIEW NUMBER 1
Q1.
For information about the GP bomb
assembly,
you
should
refer
to
______________.
Q2.
A maximum of ______ of thermal coating can
be missing from a GP bomb and it is still
considered thermally protected.
Q3.
What mechanical nose fuze is used with the
thermally protected Mk 80 bomb?
Q4.
What electric tail fuzes can you use in live GP
retarded bombs?
Q5.
Mk 122 arming safety switches are installed
in GP bombs in a ________.
SUBCALIBER PRACTICE BOMBS
The practice bombs normally used on a routine
basis are the Mk 76 Mod 5 and the BDU-48. These
practice bombs are discussed briefly in the following
paragraphs.
13-11
SAFETY CLIP
MK 9 ARMING WIRE
FERRULE
RETARDER LANYARD
LOOP
ARMING WIRE
TO M904
FERRULE
SPLIT CLIP
CUT HERE TO REMOVE SWIVEL LOOP
A
B
A
B
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Figure 13-11.—Arming wire and split clip installation.
