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RATELIER BOMBES [9 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bomb rack: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

râtelier à bombes : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The PBER utilizes pneumatic ejection technology which ejects the stores using compressed air as opposed to older systems which rely on pyrotechnic cartridges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades
Key term(s)
  • lance-bombes à éjection pneumatique
  • lance-bombes à éjecteurs pneumatiques

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The vertical ejection bomb rack was developed … to enhance the F-16's air to ground capabilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

Le VER […] est un lance-bombe accessoire pouvant porter deux charges, pesant jusqu'à 1000 lb chacune, avec des crochets de suspension au pas de 14 pouces.

Key term(s)
  • lance-bombes à éjection verticale
  • lance-bombes à éjecteurs verticaux

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

Multiple bomb ejector racks. The earliest multi-weapon carriage systems were used to increase the carriage capability (weapon load-out) of ballistic bombs. These types of carriers provided an extension to the main aircraft carriage system, duplicating the bomb rack and the fuzing connections for multiple bombs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

This specification covers the manufacture and inspection of bomb rack hooks. … The hooks are used as integral parts of bomb racks or store suspension equipment for attachment of airborne stores to aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

Lorsqu'une bombe est suspendue à un crochet du lance-bombes, des tiges spéciales, par exemple des tiges filetées à sabot à rotule, la poussent vers le bas à sa partie avant et à sa partie arrière.

Key term(s)
  • crochet de lance-bombe

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

Bomb ejector racks differ from standard bomb racks. Ejection racks use electrically fired impulse cartridges to open the suspension hook linkage and eject the weapon/store.

CONT

With the advent of supersonic aircraft, it was discovered that externally carried stores were tending to "hang" under the aircraft after the hooks were released. This action resulted in a hazard to the aircraft ... Explosive cartridges are now incorporated into the bomb rack to forcibly eject the store away from the aircraft - hence the term "bomb ejection rack."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

Le lance-bombe à éjecteurs utilise deux dispositifs d'éjection côte à côte. Les dispositifs d'éjection utilisent deux cartouches pyrotechniques pour le largage. Un cavalier, branché entre le mât et le lance-bombe à éjecteurs, fournit les signaux de tension nécessaires.

Key term(s)
  • lance-bombes à éjection
  • lance-bombes à éjecteurs

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The TER allows you to mount three weapons of a single type on a weapon station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 8 2020-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Improvements over the previous versions include the AMBER (advanced missile and bomb ejection rack) weapons rack to carry up to 22 air-to-air missiles ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Bombs and Grenades
DEF

A mechanical device in or on an aircraft that holds bombs for release over the target.

OBS

bomb rack: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Bombes et grenades
OBS

râtelier à bombes: terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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