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ARMING WIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Air Forces
DEF

A wire, cable or lanyard, routed from the aircraft to an expendable aircraft store in order to initiate the activation sequence for the store upon release from the aircraft, when the armed release condition has been selected.

OBS

It also prevents arming initiation prior to store release and during safe jettison.

OBS

arming wire: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Forces aériennes
DEF

Câble, fil ou cordon reliant un aéronef à une charge largable et destiné à déclencher le cycle d'armement de celle-ci lors de son largage une fois l'état armé choisi.

OBS

Il empêche aussi l'amorçage de son cycle d'armement avant largage ou lorsque la charge est larguée d'urgence.

OBS

fil de sécurité largable; câble de sécurité largable : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas (Fuerzas aéreas)
  • Fuerzas aéreas
DEF

Cable, hilo o cabo, amarrado por un extremo a la aeronave (normalmente al sistema de seguridad) y por el otro a un sistema de armas (por ejemplo: espoleta, mando del paracaídas, etc.) para impedir que el arma inicie su ciclo de armado antes de su lanzamiento o eyección.

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