Aircraft Launched Ordnance
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It would look neater if you could find a set of folding fins for it.
I used to be responsible for those critters. They are neat so long as one of the fins does not fail to deploy it it tends to fly in a circle....
War head was either HEAT (good for subs and tanks) and HE, for anti-aircraft. Latter was about 5 pounds of something like RDX, as I recall.
I used to be responsible for those critters. They are neat so long as one of the fins does not fail to deploy it it tends to fly in a circle....
War head was either HEAT (good for subs and tanks) and HE, for anti-aircraft. Latter was about 5 pounds of something like RDX, as I recall.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
CVR7?
A bit of airforce trivia, a few years after 9-11 our command was seriously looking over old stock and noted we had alot of these CVR7 multi launch rocket pods just about time expired. Subsequently 441 Squadron burned a whole lot of these off at the Jimmy Lake range. AFAIK these are no longer in the airforce inventory.
A bit of airforce trivia, a few years after 9-11 our command was seriously looking over old stock and noted we had alot of these CVR7 multi launch rocket pods just about time expired. Subsequently 441 Squadron burned a whole lot of these off at the Jimmy Lake range. AFAIK these are no longer in the airforce inventory.
CRV 7(Canadian Rocket Vehicle 7) , yes.
Lots of warheads types were around , HE ,HEAT, flachette , etc.
This one is a practice warhead designed to resemble and mimic the characteristics of its live counterpart the HE warhead
Lots of warheads types were around , HE ,HEAT, flachette , etc.
This one is a practice warhead designed to resemble and mimic the characteristics of its live counterpart the HE warhead
You don't live around Tracadie, NB do you? The CP121 Tracker from Shearwater, NS and then after 1981, Summerside, PEI used to do "rocket shoots" at the Tracadie range. That one is likely one of ours, or possibly the CF101 Voodoo out of Chatham.
Those were the days. I can still remember Trackers coming home with errant rockets stuck where they don't belong. One through the nose of the aircraft where the avgas fuelled Janitrol heater was housed, and another through the leading edge of the RH horizontal stab.
I'll bet there's others on this site that remember those days too.
Those were the days. I can still remember Trackers coming home with errant rockets stuck where they don't belong. One through the nose of the aircraft where the avgas fuelled Janitrol heater was housed, and another through the leading edge of the RH horizontal stab.
I'll bet there's others on this site that remember those days too.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Generally these unguided rockets just use a solid fuel motor. Much like a smaller hobby rocket but with an exhaust cone.
fat tony
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Very cool. I wonder if the fuel contained RDX or something like that?
I don't recall what the motor fuel was.
But if a rocket got dropped it had to be destroyed. There was a danger that if the fuel rod was cracked something could go wrong when it was fired.
The C100 carried a pair of pods (about 26 rockets per pod) as the anti-aircraft interceptor armament. The warhead was fused to delay slightly.
The Neptune and Tracker carried them as an anti-sub weapon (HEAT warhead) so that they had something to fire on an attack run to drop depth charges. I guess it helped the pilot feel less vulnerable to AA fire from a sub.
My favourite rocket was the Genie. It was the only weapon I ever worked with that I was 100% certain that it would work. Unlike infrared and radar guided missiles, it could not be jammed or spoofed. Look it up on Google.
But if a rocket got dropped it had to be destroyed. There was a danger that if the fuel rod was cracked something could go wrong when it was fired.
The C100 carried a pair of pods (about 26 rockets per pod) as the anti-aircraft interceptor armament. The warhead was fused to delay slightly.
The Neptune and Tracker carried them as an anti-sub weapon (HEAT warhead) so that they had something to fire on an attack run to drop depth charges. I guess it helped the pilot feel less vulnerable to AA fire from a sub.
My favourite rocket was the Genie. It was the only weapon I ever worked with that I was 100% certain that it would work. Unlike infrared and radar guided missiles, it could not be jammed or spoofed. Look it up on Google.
The "fuel" is a solid grain propellant and the proper method of disposal is to lock them down in a rack, then electrically initiate the propellant. The rocket motor is pointed down so there are no surprises. In recent years the CF was experimenting the use of them in conjunction with the Adats Weapons system. Bristol Areospace still produces them to my knowledge.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
IIRC, the pods had fire selection of single, volley and ripple??
Brings back memories! Those suckers could nicely complement a couple of streams of tracers in bringing the festivities to a tree-line, long ago in a planet<<<<<< jungle far, far away. My M.O.S. was small-arms repair, but I wound up teaching 'chopper gun & rocket system repair when I got back to the world. Isn't the U.S. still using them an Apaches, and maybe other 'choppers? How about on Warthogs and such?
Joel
Joel
Thank you gentleman for the information on the 2.75" rocket.
I thought it may have been more recent than the Voodo, Tracker, and CF-100.
I will have to figure out how to keep the contents of the rocket motor from falling out and contaminating my property.
Heavy plastic over the nozzle with a clamp to keep it in place would probably work?
I thought it may have been more recent than the Voodo, Tracker, and CF-100.
I will have to figure out how to keep the contents of the rocket motor from falling out and contaminating my property.
Heavy plastic over the nozzle with a clamp to keep it in place would probably work?
Certainly the Tracker did. Selector was on the lower sloping centre console.
You'd like the high tech sighting system. Consisted of a pip on a stick just in front of the pilot's windscreen and a red painted cross-hair affair stencilled on the inside of the same windscreen.
Check out this pic.
http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/resrc/images/hst/l-g/trackera7.jpg
Used to help the riggers change the rubber deicing boots as the propellant would leave many small burn through points.
Spray the white martial with a shellac or water soluble glue to prevent te fibers from. Becoming airborne and cover with a peice of duct tape. As long as the asbestos product isnt disturbed and becomes airborn the hazard is not there
Just some old school advise not to be taken as expert advise no guarantees or warranties implied lol
Just some old school advise not to be taken as expert advise no guarantees or warranties implied lol
