Aircraft Armament Safety Flashcards
Aircraft equipped with explosive actuated ejection seats are indicated by ______________?
An inverted red triangle with thr word “Danger”
What must be done before entering cockpit?
Ensure all safety pins are fitted, else highlight immediately to the egress specialist.
Do not attempt to work cockpit,
Until EGRESS specialist has declared aircraft system is safe.
Basic 4 features of an ejection system
- Ejection control safety lever
- Emergency Manual Chute handle
- Internal Canopy Jettison Handle
- Ejection control handle
What is an ejection control safety lever for?
To arm the system and ensure in up position with safety pin installed
What is the emergency manual chute handle for
Used for seat-man separation if auto recovery system fails
What is an internal canopy jettison handle for?
To jettison canopy without seat ejection
What is an ejection control handle for?
To initiate ejection sequence
what is the arming sequence
always disarm first and arm last
How does a seat eject to a certain height?
Seat propulsion system
How does the ejection seat stabilise after ejection?
A drogue gun in the seat fires a metal slug that pulls out a drogue chute
Sequence of seat ejection?
Fire-Propel-Stabilise
Purpose of ejection?
In the case of energency to allow pilot to bail out and save his life
Emergency handles are marked in what colour?
Yellow and Black Stripes
