Block Vi – Search And Kill Stores

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Bomb Bay Door Operation

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The Bomb bay door switch shall be placed to match the door position before further action is taken. Failure of the switch to match the door position may result in unexpected operation of the bomb bay door. Flight station personnel shall retain hands in view and the bomb bay door operator shall take no action while the outside observer is out of sight.

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BOMB BAY DOOR WARNING

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Operation of the bomb bay door when personnel or equipment are in the vicinity of the doors can cause death or serious injury to personnel and damage to equipment.

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BOMB BAY DOOR NOTE

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Anytime the bomb bay doors are open and the hydraulic power is required, an outside observer shall be posted to ensure that the bomb bay area remains clear.

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Sonobuoy Safety Switch

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Prior to walking under external Sonobuoy Launch Tubes (SLT), ensure sonobuoy safety switch door is open, roller switch is fully extended, and the “SONO DISABLED” light in the flight station is illuminated. If sonobuoy safety switch door is closed, ensure an outside observer is posted to prevent personnel from entering sonobuoy launch area.

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P3 SEARCH STORES

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those deployable stores that are used in searching for and localizing a submarine target. Search stores are usually sonobuoys. Sonobuoys are categorized active, passive, and special purpose.

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P3 Active buoys

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Active buoys transmit a pulse of sound underwater that will echo off nearby submarines. This information is then transmitted back to the aircraft. The Analyzer Subunit generates commands that are transmitted to sonobouys.

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P3 PASSIVE BUOYS

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Passive buoys are essentially underwater microphones (hydrophones) that passively listen to all sounds in the water.

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P3 SPECIAL BUOYS

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Special purpose buoys are bathythermograph (BT) buoys, which measure the ocean temperature.

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Sonobuoy Launch Tubes (SLTs)

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Consists of 48 tubes visible in the bottom of the fuselage near the aft end of the aircraft. These tubes are utilized to externally load and launch sonobuoys.

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Pressurized Sonobuoy Launch Tubes (PSLTs)

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There are three pressurized tubes located inside the aircraft that sonobuoys are loaded and launched from.

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Pressurized Sonobuoy Launch Tubes (PSLTs)

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There are three pressurized tubes located inside the aircraft that sonobuoys are loaded and launched from.

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Free Fall Chute

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Consists of a single chute located aft of the 3 PSLTs. A protective sleeve is inserted into the free fall chute prior to usage. This eliminates possible damage to the aft under-section of the aircraft fuselage.

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Signal Underwater Sound (SUS)

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A sea water activated signaling device used to communicate with a submerged submarines during exercises.

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Pyrotechnics

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Pyrotechnics are fireworks adapted to military use to produce bright lights or smoke for signaling. They produce their effects by burning and are consumed in the process.

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Marine Location Markers (MLM)

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MLMs are dropped by the aircraft to provide visual marks in the form of smoke on the ocean’s surface. These may be used to mark the position of a submarine during an ASW mission or a survivor in the water during SAR missions.

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P-8A. Pneumatics Launch System.

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The P-8A uses a Pneumatics Launch System (PLS) to launch weapons and sonobuoys. The PLS contains three subsystems providing high pressure dry air to the wing and fuselage weapon pylons, weapon bay racks, and the sonobuoy launcher system.

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Kill stores

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Kill stores consist of torpedoes, mines, bombs, rockets and guided missiles.

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Pylon

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A pylon is used to suspend launchers or bomb racks from the aircraft wings, fuselage or bomb bay.

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Bomb rack

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Aircraft bombs, torpedoes, mines, missile and other stores are suspended internally or externally from pylons by bomb racks. Bomb racks carry, arm and release stores.

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Missile launchers

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Missile launchers are used to mount missiles on the aircraft’s wings. They are suspended from pylons.

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AGM- Air to Ground Missile.

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AGMs are air-launched missiles used against surface targets such as ships and ground targets.

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ATM- Air-Launched Training Missile

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ATMs are air-launched training missiles with non-exploding warheads.

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CATM- Captive Air Training Missile

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Used for pilot training in aerial target acquisition and aircraft controls/displays. They are not launched and carry an inert rocket motor and warhead.

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DATM- Dummy Air Training Missile

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DATMs are ground training missiles
that are used to train ground personnel in missile assembly/disassembly, uploading/downloading, and handling procedures.

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Cluster bombs

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Cluster bombs are dispensers which contain a number of bomblets for use against armored vehicles, personnel or small craft.

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Practice bombs

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Practice bombs full scale, non-exploding bombs. Full scale practice bombs are representative of service bombs in size and weight.

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Live bombs

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Low Drag General Purpose (LDGP) bombs are the bomb of choice for naval aviation. These bombs are aerodynamically streamlined and designed to produce maximum blast effect.

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Mines

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Mines are used in offensive or defensive mining operations. The primary objective is to effectively defend or control vital straits, port approaches, convoy anchorages, and seaward coastal barriers.

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Torpedoes

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Torpedoes are primary weapon used in antisubmarine warfare. They are released from the aircraft into the water where they travel to their target