Block 10 Phase III - Search and Kill Stores

Question 1

What is the Stores Management System (SMS)?

Answer 1

Manages the release, carriage, control, data transfer, and required interface of the kill stores and search stores.

Question 2

What is the Stores Management Control (SMC)?

Answer 2

Controls and releases the kill stores and search stores, the control over sub-systems that support the employment of stores and interfacing with the Mission Computing and Display System (MCDS)

Question 3

What is the Stores Management Computer?

Answer 3

Central control point for the SMS and performs the integration role of SMS functions. Provides interface with the flight deck, weapons control panel, MCDS, and ten stations control units

Question 4

What is the Stores Management Weapons Control Panel

Answer 4

Provides the application of power to the armament and search stores subsystem. Provides controls to release sonobuoys, select the type of jettisons desired, and execute the jettison cycle. Also allows to open and close weapons bay door

Question 5

What is the Stores Management MCDS - Ordnance Power?

Answer 5

Controls SNS, collects statuses, provides necessary data for the SMS to function and provide interface , through which the operator can input commands and observe the SMS

Question 6

What is the Stores Management Control Wheel Release Switch?

Answer 6

Allows the pilot and co-pilot to release weapons from the flight deck.

Question 7

What is the APS and it’s function

Answer 7

Aft Pneumatic Source
Provides dry, pressurized air for use by the Sonobuoy Launching System (SLS) and the weapons bay Bomb Rack Units (BRU)

Question 8

What are the components of the weapon Bay stores and what do they provide?

Answer 8

Station Control Units (SCU): control interface between weapon bay and stores management

Isolation Valves: allow for isolation of pneumatic source to the BRUs (Bomb Rack Unit)

BRUs: Have the necessary suspension and arming hardware to carry and release ordnance

Question 9

What is the SLS and what are its components?

Answer 9

Sonobuoy Launching System

Station Control Unit (SCU)
Sonobuoy Rotary Launcher (SRL)
Single Sonobuoy Launcher (SSL)
Sonobuoy Launch Tubes (SLT)
Gate Valve
Away Sensors
Storage Racks

Question 10

What is the Sonobuoy Rotary Launcher (SRL)?

Answer 10

Capable of suspending and rapidly launching 10 sonobuoy mounted in a rotary carousel. Each launcher is contained in a pressure cell. There are 3 on aircraft

Question 11

What is the Single Sonobuoy Launcher (SSL)?

Answer 11

Capable of suspending and releasing individual sonobuoy. Allows sonobuoy to be launched quickly without having to be loaded into a rotary launcher. There are 3 on the aircraft

Question 12

What is the Sonobuoy Launch Tubes (SLT

Answer 12

Each Launcher is attached to an SLT. Provide a path for the sonobuoy to leave the aircraft

Question 13

What is the Gate Valve?

Answer 13

Installed in each Sonobuoy Launch Tube (SLT) which prevent aircraft pressure loss during launcher reload operations in flight

Question 14

What is the Away Sensors?

Answer 14

Monitor the sonobuoy and give system indications during sonobuoy release. There are 2 per Sonobuoy Rotary Launcher (SRL), and 1 per Single Sonobuoy Launcher (SSL)

Question 15

What is the Storage Racks?

Answer 15

Stows extra sonobuoys aft of the main deck area. Can hold up to 48 extra sonobuoys

Question 16

What is the Free Fall Chute?

Answer 16

Gives the ability to drop marine location markers (MLM), and sound underwater signals from the unpressurized aircraft

Question 17

What is the Wing Pylons?

Answer 17

Externally mounted structures that house the components for the carriage and release of weapons and stores

Question 18

What is the Forward Fuselage Stores?

Answer 18

A system consists of equipment and accessories necessary for loading, carrying, and releasing ordnance from the forward bomb racks

Question 19

Kill Stores consists of what items?

Answer 19

Torpedoes, mines, bombs, rockets, and guided missiles

Question 20

What is an Air to Ground Missile (AGM)?

Answer 20

Air-launched missiles used against surface targets such as ships and ground targets

Question 21

What is a Air-Launched Training Missile (ATM)?

Answer 21

Air-launched training missiles with non-exploding warheads

Question 22

What is a Captive Air Training Missile (CATM)?

Answer 22

Used for pilot training in aerial target acquisition and aircraft controls/displays. Not launched

Question 23

Used for pilot training in aerial target acquisition and aircraft controls/displays. Not launched

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What is a MK 56 Mine?

Answer 24

2,000-pound class mine equipped with a firing system that responds, singly or in combination to the acoustic, magnetic/pressure influence of a passing ship

Question 25

What is a MK 62 Mine (Quick-Strike)?

Answer 25

500-pound class, air-laid, influence-actuated bottom mine for use against submarines and surface targets

Question 26

What is a MK 63 Mine (Quick-Strike)?

Answer 26

1000-pound class, air-laid, influence-actuated bottom mine for use against submarines and surface targets

Question 27

What is a MK 65 Mine?

Answer 27

2000-pound class, air-laid, influence-actuated bottom mine for use against submarines and surface targets

Question 28

What torpedo is carried by the P-8?

Answer 28

MK54