Scot M Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) Planning on doing up a 1/32 tarmac dio for my Strike Eagle build.....and was wondering if I needed to show it with a grounding cable attatched.AFAIK....In my years that I refueled helicopters,they were only grounded electrically, right before we topped em' off with fuel.So any static electrical discharge didn't turn me and into a crispy critter.Is it different for fixed wing? Thanks in advance for the gouge... Full Afterburner, Scot M. Edited December 24, 2007 by Scot M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I'm a helo guy, but every time we refuel/rearm they ground the aircraft. I would assume jets are the same, just to be on the safe side. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motty Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Planning on doing up a 1/32 tarmac dio for my Strike Eagle build.....and was wondering if I needed to show it with a grounding cable attatched.AFAIK....In my years that I refueled helicopters,they were only grounded electrically, right before we topped em' off with fuel.So any static electrical discharge didn't turn me and into a crispy critter.Is it different for fixed wing? Thanks in advance for the gouge...Full Afterburner, Scot M. G'day Scott, Well I can't speak for the US guys but here in Australia (in the military) if it's parked then it's earthed (grounded). Cheers, Motty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 USN aircraft are usually grounded only during fueling and ordnance loading/downloading operations. The only other time they are usually ground is when they are in the hanger while on the beach. There may be other times but they are very few. Reddog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I will say that when our birds are parked, they are chained, which I guess would amount to grounding them. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Canadian jets are generally grounded when we turn them for fuel and weapons and when we hanger them at night. When we have jets in the Q all pins are pulled and the ground cables are off. We only leave the missiles in safe mode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 In the Air Force we don't touch an aircraft unless it is grounded. Chappie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 In the Air Force we don't touch an aircraft unless it is grounded.Chappie What Chappie said! Even when our jets were on alert with all the pins pulled the static ground cable was still attached. If you want to earn a big unsat on your next eval work on the jet ungrounded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 dirty orange cable, one end with a crocodile clip to bite onto an approved grounding point, the other with a ball-bearing-pin to attach to the a/c. it's bonded all the time drPepper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 What Chappie said! Even when our jets were on alert with all the pins pulled the static ground cable was still attached. If you want to earn a big unsat on your next eval work on the jet ungrounded. We do things so much different than you guys, we pull pins before the engines are started, the seat is armed in the chocks, not at the end of the runway. The only thing we do the same is weapons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neeko Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 All naval aircraft that are parked are grounded. On land, on the flight deck, or in the hangar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 All naval aircraft that are parked are grounded. On land, on the flight deck, or in the hangar. When did that start, or that squadron/CAG specific? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
William G Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Even in the Hot Pits!!! Ask me how I know that one... William G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 The only time we grounded our birds is when we were loading/downloading ordnance, fueling/defuleing (including hot pitting) and when they were in the hanger on the beach. We never had our's ground while just sitting on the, flight line, flight deck or in the hanger on the boat, and that went for the whole CAG. The only other time we would ground it is if the maintenance procedure we were doing called for it specifically. The only shops in the squadron who had grounding straps (cables) was us (ordnance shop for loading/downloading), AME (seat shop for doing seat mainteance in the shop) or the Line Shack (Plane Captains for fueling operations), everyone else would come check them out from us or the line. This was for every squadron I was in and every CAG, guess things changed after I retired. Reddog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neeko Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 The only time we grounded our birds is when we were loading/downloading ordnance, fueling/defuleing (including hot pitting) and when they were in the hanger on the beach. We never had our's ground while just sitting on the, flight line, flight deck or in the hanger on the boat, and that went for the whole CAG. The only other time we would ground it is if the maintenance procedure we were doing called for it specifically. The only shops in the squadron who had grounding straps (cables) was us (ordnance shop for loading/downloading), AME (seat shop for doing seat mainteance in the shop) or the Line Shack (Plane Captains for fueling operations), everyone else would come check them out from us or the line. This was for every squadron I was in and every CAG, guess things changed after I retired. Reddog :) Yep it changed... Hornets are finicky like that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Yep, kind of figured it was a Hornet thing, them plastic lego kits do build up static electricity sitting around. :D Reddog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scot M Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Thanks for the replies guys..... I guess that from now on... EVERY dio will have the ground cable attatched! Full Afterburner, Scot M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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