PS Magazine - JUNE 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 379
JUNE 1984
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Armament subsystems on your AH-lS
TOW /Cobra can deLiver awesome fire±
power, but they need ²eLp from you.
For instance, think "ON³ whe´ your
aircraft engines are on.
Armament
system power must be on, or the teLe±
scopic sight unit (TSU) wiLµ bou´ce.
That means expe´sive i´ter´aL damage
to the TSU.
So, be¶re You start th·e engi´e, pus²
in aircraft ¸C and DC circuit breakers.
After the engine s¹rts, tºrn on arma±
ment system ciRcuit breakers.
Put the TCP (TOW Control Panel)
switch on STANDBYIOW
T²at way yoº stabiLize t²e TS» ¼¼¼
and prevent daMage.
Hold the Tr±gger
A´ot²er
½¾i´gertip¿
probLem±
stopper co´cerns t²e Àl34
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mi´igu´
and 40ÂÀÀ gre´ade Laºnc²er.
Bursts foà eit²er weapon are preset.
W²e´ yoº fire t²em, hoLd t²e triggeÃ
º´tiL the buÃsts e´d. T²e bºrsts stoP
aºtomaticaLLy.
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I¾ you PuLµ, jerk or tÄr´ Åoose the trigÆ
ger beÇore t²e burst e´ds,
t²e gº´
aLmost sºreLy wiÅL jam.
JUN 8±
T²ey're handy, they're in t²e rig²t
PÈace, bºt weapons racks on the wings
aRE nO² s³Eps!!
Boots damage rack components!
I¾ yoº 're worki´g arou´d or getti´g
on t²e aiÃcraft, ºse t²e steps or ´onÂsLip
foothoµds o´ the strutsÉ
jUN ²
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FA±r±Ng CoverS
Fairing covers over the weapo´s' tÄrÆ
ret ²ave
2
s´ap Êsteners and
2
Dzus
Êsteners eac².
. ±± other side too!
Be sure you put back aLL of t²em, or
t²e covers can come oË dºring fLig²t.
F±re ´xt±Ngu±SherS
Hot weather reminder: Do not keep
fire extinguishers i´ cockpits when the
temperatºre cLimbs above 90°F.
When t²e sun beats in, the cockpit
bakes in t²at ²eat, and an extinguisher
can expµodeÌ Íemove it after each Îig²t
and store it in the hangar.
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