Originally Posted by
orca
JSF TC,
Quick re-attack. Can I challenge your fact that one could jettison FA2 AMRAAM?
My challenge is based on the jettison panel only having pads for the five weapon stations excluding the gun pod racks - vertically in line with the selector switches for the pylons themselves, which were below.
The ‘Clear Aircraft Bar’ punched them all at once.
The guns were switched on with switches to the left.
How would one have jettisoned a missile without a switch that did so?
I also recall the second easiest Question of the Day: How do you jettison an AMRAAM? Answer: You can’t.
I standby to be corrected! I don’t suppose you have ACM or FRCs? I can only find the Tac FRCs and they don’t refer.
I did enjoy re-discovering the GR7/9 sidewinder jettison drill:
Master Mode: A/A
Late Arm: Live
Trigger: Pull Sequentially
IIRC, ac release/jettison is all rather simple stuff!. If the whizzbang is mounted on a launcher (rails), then it can be jettisoned by clearing the pylon - you lose the launcher as well!. If it is fuselage/conformal loaded eg Tor F2/3, then it is released by ERU function to clear the ac prior to motor ignition. Those ERUs should be available for safe jettison too. After all, who would wish to attempt a "wheels up" with AMRAAM loaded to fuselage stns. As for the FA2, only one centreline pylon which could be cleared by jettison as already mentioned.