PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-442
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 442
SEPTEMBER 1989
HELLFIRe
Missile .
..
Y
u've heard it before, bUT It's stilL the wOrd when it cOmes tO saving HE±±F²RE
missiles. YOU've gOt tO prOtect the HE±±F²RE's sensitive pa³ts!
And that appLies jUst as mUch tO the training missiLe. ²t may OnLy simUlate
firing, bUt it can su´fer reaL damage tµat keeps it ¶Om dOing its jOb·
¸h
mOst impOrtant ru¹e: Keep aLL missiLes-reaL and trainingºin their stOrage
cOnta»ners when they're nOt On the Launcher· And take the cOntainers tO the
Keep
HELLFIRE
missiles in their
cases, especially during transpoR
±eft unprOtected during ¼ransPO½t,
H¾±±F¿RE's su´Àer scra¼cµed Laser
seekers. Even a ÁÂin scratcµ On the
seeker wiLL prevent the HE±±F¿R¾
¶Om fixing On a targetÃ
¿f ¹aid On tµe grOund, H¾±±FÄR
E
's
get dirtyà ¸µat pLUgs up the umbiÅica¹
cOnnec¼Or and cOa¼s tµe Laser seeker
witµ dus¼Æ ¿f yOu try tO upLOad a missiLe
wi¼µ a p¹ugged cONnectOr, yOu bend
cOnnectOr pins· A diÇty seeker canÈt
fiNd tµe ¼arget·
fieLd. Éhey wOn't prOtect the missile if
they're Åeft at µOme.
12
S±P 89
LaUncher, keep dUst cOvers On laUncher
cOnnectOrs tO shUt OUt dʽt.
Before
UpLOading,
eyebalL
the
laUncher and Umbilical cOnnectOrs and
tµe Laser seeker Ër dirt· ²f the cOnnecÌ
tOr's dirty, cLean it with sOap and water
and a swab b³ush. Dry it with forced
air Or let it air dry. Íever Use hOt air.
Éhat damages ¼he cOnnectOr.
Clean the Laser seeker witµ a sOft,
Lintζee clOth sLigµtÏy dampened with isOprOpyÏ aLcOµOL. ±et it air dry· Wipe
away any fingerprints with a sOf¼, dry cLOth.
HE±±F¿ÐE's shOuLd sLide in tµe Launcher easily. ¿f a missiLe wOn't gO, dOn't
Ërce itÑ SOmething's prObabLy wrOng with tµe missiLe cOnnectOr Or sµOes.
SLamming tµe missiLe in wiLL OnLy damage it Or tµe LaUncher· Éry a different
missiLe.
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