Mk.82 bomb lanyards

Berny is no longer with us. He passed away a few years back.

This is a great reference thread for those wanting that extra bit of detail for their builds. Do you have any photos, diagrams, or other visual aids to show the Navy method for attaching arming wires to 80 series bombs?

Benny13. This arming wire drawing is not the one the Navy used during Vietnam.  The arming wire was connected to the nose arming solenoid in the TER or MER. then inserted into the M904 Arming Vane and secured with two Fahnstock clips.  Wire was then cut to about 5 inches from the arming vane.

I loaded many Mk 80 series bombs aboard the A4, AD, and F8 aircraft on various carriers in the Tonkin Gulf during the war.

*** (Aviation Ordnanceman Ret.)

Eyelets located by the red circle.

Thanks again Berny, the diagram really helps me visualize your description.  One more question- the retaining rings located on the TER's, where are those located?

Check out the link below.  It is a simplified drawing but shows how the arming wire is mounted.

And the spring loaded retainer is called a "Fahnstock Clip" (Sp?)

All the best

Ray

Thanks a lot fellas, that was exactly what I was looking for!  Much appreciated.

The arming wire is attached to the rear bomb lug and threated through a retaining ring mounted on the TER/MER/Pylon.  It then is threated under the forward bomb lug and on to the fuse.  A spring loaded safety retainer is installed on to the arming wire to prevent the arming wire from working loose and allowing the fuse to rotate and arm prior to release.  As the bomb is released the arming wire is pulled from the fuse, out of the forward lug, through the retaining ring and falls away with the bomb.

To the pylon the bombs are attached. It is a safety device that doesn't allow the fuse to spin until it has been released and dropped the lanyards length away from the pylon. The other end is connected near the place where the lug holding the bomb is connect or near the forward stabilizers...those devices that keeps the bomb from wiggling during flight.