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    TER's, MER's and BRU's

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    For Craig,

    I'm not sure how other airplanes are set up, but at least for the Hornet the pilot can specify a desired quantity of bombs to be released as well as the number to come off at once (quantity/multiple). For a Legacy Hornet, the most that could be salvoed simultaneously is 5, one from each air-to-ground capable station. If VERs or CVERs are loaded, the quantity can be up to 10, but the multiple still must be 5 or less. So a pair is Q2/M2. But a ripple of 2 (Q2/M1) still releases 2 bombs, but at an interval that is determined by the pilot (within the limits of the racks and armament system capabilities).

    Joe,

    Thanks I guess its similar in the A-10 as well. The pilot can select SGL or PAIRS or RIP SGL Or RIP PAIRS. The pilot has to select what stations he/she wants to drop from and the Arnament Control Panel will figure out how many TER's are loaded (Selected) and send the appropriate signal's to the TER's (The Hog dosen't use MER's)

    HTH and Thanks again Joe , Its cool to learn about different Jets and how they can be different yet similar :banana:

    TER's, MER's and BRU's

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by boom175

    Sure, he/she can select "single" on his/her release mode switch. Then one press of the weapons release button will release one bomb. Of course if the mission requires 2 bombs on the target he/she will select "pairs" and both bombs will release on one press of the weapons release button. Like I said earlier it is very aircraft dependent as far as each types of release modes.

    HTH

    Craig

    TER's, MER's and BRU's

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Sure! It akk depends how the pilot dials in the intervalometer. Even when he selects "ripple" i.e. everything with one push, the bombs will come off individually, albeit seperated by milliseconds. Most of the release modes are controlled by the A/C and not by the rack.

    HTH

    Craig

    Yet another question to our resident fighter pilots..

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    AFI 21-101 Strictly prohibits "personal communication devices" on the flight line, or in the hangar. Note that it states "personal" Govt issued devices are OK as long is there is no other conflict i.e. in a fueling safety zone, servicing LOX etc.

    Note that AFI 21-101 is an Maintenance instruction but it should appply to all. Its mainly meant as a control regulation to prevent someones phone, pager etc gettting into some places where they shouldnt be (engines, flight control linkages etc.)

    HTH

    Craig

    1990-91 A-10As

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    More direct questions-

    "Is it likely that an A-10 taking/that took part in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm did NOT have the LASTE mods?"

    (Assuming that I don't find a pic of the jet.) "If I locate a photo of a certain A-10A in-theatre from the same squadron, is it likely that all the aircraft in that squadron have the same mods?"

    "If a woodchuck could chuck a Fujimi/Testors 1/48 F-14A, how far along in the build would he get before he chucked it?" ;)

    Yes AFAIK there were no LASTE A-10's in DS. I met the DCM from Myrtle Beach at Gunsmoke 91, and he told me that there were no LASTE Hog's in DS.

    HTH

    Craig

    1990-91 A-10As

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    That was the time of the LASTE mod. My unit was one of the first to get the majority of there A/C modded. That was one of the reasons they didn't send us to DS. (they didn't want to have two different A-10 supply lines, or thats what they told us :( ) Most Active duty jets did not have LASTE in 1990 and probably got them toward the end of 91 as they could rotate them through depot. It seemed the ANG got theirs first along with AFRES units.

    So my advice to you is see if you can find a picture of the particular jet you want to do and model it from there.

    One other thing is that no one had the GPS zit on the spine.

    HTH

    Craig

    My Jet with a new paint job!

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    There may be a pilot's name above yours, but no one will argue, it's YOUR jet.

    Looks good Craig.

    BTW, I built that one from the Two Bob's sheet in 1/72 a few years back. The prints too small to see whose name is on it though.

    Thanks!!! I really like your A-10!! When that sheet was released it had our former Commander and my former ACC.

    I wish I had taken more shots of it when it was Euro one and freshly painted, to me that was my favorite scheme!

    Thanks again!!

    My Jet with a new paint job!

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    Yeah it was a long time in depot it left in may and came back the end of Nov. Plus it was the acceptance insp from He** a lot of work went in to it. There were quite a few problems that would take forever to talk about!!!

    Tomas I don't go back to work until Tuesday send me a PM on Monday and I will try to get copys of the T.O. panel arrangement.

    Craig

    My Jet with a new paint job!

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    Well My (well, the U.S. Citizens :banana: ) A-10 recently returned from depot after getting a SLEP wing. After a acceptance inspection from hell, I got it to fly today. Well, after a lot of hard work from a lot of folks, It flew a Code 1 FCF!

    Here is an overall shot,

    P1010001copy.jpg

    And here is a close up of the nose with my ladder door art and the crew name block (the names in grease pencil are two guys that really went above and beyond to get my jet fixed)

    P1010004copy.jpg

    Thanks for indulging me! :D

    Craig

    Maryland ANG Hogs at Oceana

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    Wow!! your fast they were justthere yesterday I take i! They gotta big XCY happening, Now if one of those jets breaks, Ihope its at Key West NAS!! and they send this old crew chief down to fix it!!! :D Nice shots!! 718 is finnally scheduled to make a trip to the paint facility, it looks like crap right now. They just recently switch to a new formulation of paint and it really makes the A/C look really nice my het just got back from SLEP and a new paint job and it looks great!! I may have to start wearing them stinking booties :blink:

    Thanks for posting

    Craig Baumer

    188th Fighter Wing:F-16's to A-10's

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    I am sure that they will get A-10C's. Why transistion everyone to a new airframe and then a year or so later have them learn a new A/C again. Because as we have been told once the aircrew get qualified on the "C" model they won't fly the "A" model anymore (at least tacticly)

    Happy New Year

    Craig

    A-10 Flare Pods

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    I will be TDY during the next 2 weeks at DM doin the Snowbird thing I know we will be using the SUU-25 pod or as I call it the "code-3" pod!!! I will try to snap some pics for ya. But It will be a few weeks. Ok?

    Hawgs!!

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    Hey, I just noticed the Ravens logo on the crew badge - pretty slick!

    Sorry on the 100 kb size now Jake  :worship:

    Thanks on the CD, no rush of course.

    Funny, some similar Ravens stickers showed up in the guts of some of our jets when they came back from Ft. Drum...

    -Tom

    Heheh :thumbsup:

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