Search And Kill Stores

Question 1

What is the SMS and what is the purpose?

Answer 1

Stores management system.
Manages the release, carriage, control, data transfer and required interfaces of the kill stores and search stores carried on the P-8A

Question 2

What is the SMC and what is it’s purpose?

Answer 2

Stores management computer. It is the central point for the SMS and performs the integration role for all SMS fuctions

Question 3

What is the purpose of the stores management weapons control panel?

Answer 3

Provides a means for the application of power to the armament and search stores subsystems

Question 4

What is MCDS

Answer 4

Mission Computing and Display system

Question 5

What is the purpose of the stores management MCDS-ordnance panel?

Answer 5

Controls the SMS, collects statuses, provides necessary data to function and provides the human interface, through which the operators can input commands and observe the SMS

Question 6

What is the purpose of the Stores Management control wheel release switch?

Answer 6

Provides the pilot and copilot the ability to release weapons from the flight deck.

Question 7

What is the APS and what is it’s primary function?

Answer 7

Aft pneumatic source. It supplies dry, pressurized air for use by the sonobuoy launching systems and the weapons bay Bru’s

Question 8

What are the components of the weapons bay unit and how many of each?

Answer 8

1) station control units (3)
2) isolation valve (one for each BRU)
3) BRU’s (5)

Question 9

What is the SLS

Answer 9

Sonobuoy Launching System

Question 10

What is the SCU and what does it provide

Answer 10

Station control units. They provide power and control for the SLS

Question 11

What are the SRL’s

Answer 11

Sonobuoy rotary launchers.

Question 12

What are the SSL?

Answer 12

single sonobuoy lauchers

Question 13

What are SLT’?

Answer 13

Sonobuoy launching tubes

Question 14

What do the gate valves do?

Answer 14

Prevent aircraft pressure loss during launcher reload operations in flight

Question 15

What do the away sensors do?

Answer 15

They give system indications during sonobuoy release

Question 16

How many sonobuoys can a storage rack hold?

Answer 16

48 sonobuoys

Question 17

What does the free fall chute do?

Answer 17

Gives the ability to drop marine location markers and sound underwater signals from and un pressurized aircraft

Question 18

What is the purpose of the wing pylons and where are the located

Answer 18

They are externally mounted structures that house components for the carriage and release of weapons and stores

Question 19

What are forward fuselage stores

Answer 19

It is a system that consists of the equipment and accessories necessary for loading, carrying and releasing ordnance from the forward bomb racks

Question 20

Kill stores consist of what items

Answer 20

Torpedoes, mines, bombs, rockets and guides missiles

Question 21

What is an AGM?

Answer 21

Air to ground missile

Question 22

What is an ATM

Answer 22

Air launched training missile (non- exploding warheads

Question 23

What is a CATM?

Answer 23

Captive air training missile used for pilot training in aerial target acquisition

Question 24

What is DATM

Answer 24

Dummy air training missile that are used to train ground personnel in missile assembly/ disassembly

Question 25

What are the mines carried by the P-8A and what are their characteristics?

Answer 25

1) MK56- 2,000 pound class mine used singly or in combination with the influence of a passing ship
2) MK62- 500 pound class (quick strike)
3) MK63- 1,000 pound (quick strike
4) MK65- 2000 pound for use against submarines and surface targets

Question 26

What toperdo is carried by the P-8A?

Answer 26

MK54