UNIT 4 AVIATION ORDNANCE QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026
High Explosive - Answers Virtually instantaneous, continuous speed, large volume of gas and heat,
pressure and shattering effect
Low Explosive - Answers Ignite by flame, burn slower, combust steadily, decompose rapidly bu does
not normally explode
Painting - Answers Color or Colors may identify a specific use or hazard
Yellow - Answers High Explosive
Brown - Answers Low Explosive
Gray - Answers Irritant, toxic agent when used as overall body color
Black - Answers Armor defeating bombs
Light Blue - Answers Inert ammo
Marking - Answers Colored sports, bands or symbols
Lettering - Answers No Significance when black or white color codes
CAD - Answers Cartridge Actuated Device
Provides gas pressure to launch or release stores as well as actuate mechanical devices
*Stored in RSL by Ships company
Impulse Cartridges of CADs - Answers CCU-44/B
CCU-45/B
MK 19
Shelf Life - Answers Begins from date of manufacture
Installed Life - Answers Begins when the hermetically sealed package is opened
Aircraft Bomb Type Ammo is designed for .... - Answers Release over enemy targets
Low Drag General Purpose Bombs (LDGP) - Answers Mk 80/BLU-100 Series GP Bombs
What percent of the bomb is filler - Answers 45%
What Filler is in the MK 80 series bombs - Answers H-6 Filler
How many stripes do MK 80 series bombs have - Answers Two Stripes
What Filler is in the BLU-100 series bombs - Answers PBXN-109
How many stripes does the BLU-100 Series bomb have - Answers Three Stripes
How many stripes does the BLU-126B LOCO bomb have - Answers Four Stripes
What does LOCO stand for - Answers Low Collateral
What does a LOCO bomb do to a specific target - Answers Reduces overall damage
How many pounds of filler in a BLU-126B LOCO bomb - Answers 27lb of filler
What weight class is the BLU-126B - Answers 500 lb
Explosive Loaded Nonthermally Protected Bombs - Answers Olive Drab
One Yellow stripe (meaning HE)
Explosive Loaded MK 80 thermally protected bombs (MK 80 Series) - Answers Two Yellow Bands (HE,
Thermally protected)
Explosive loaded BLU-100 thermally protected bombs (BLU-100 series) - Answers Three yellow bands
(HE, thermally protected, PBXN-109)
MK 82 and BLU 111 weight class - Answers 500 lb
MK 83 and BLU 110 weight class - Answers 1000 lb
MK 84 and BLU 117 - Answers 2000 lb
MK 82 and BLU 111 shipping configuration - Answers 6 per pallet
MK 83 and BLU 110 shipping configuration - Answers 3 per pallet
MK 84 and BLU 117 shipping configuration - Answers 2 per pallet
BLU 109 weight class - Answers 2000 lb
BLU 109 designation - Answers Hard Target Penetrator (HTP)
*Penetration capability of 4 to 6 ft of concrete
Difference between BLU 116 and BLU 109 - Answers BLU 116 has no thermally coating
BLU 116 designation - Answers Advanced Unitary Penetrator (AUP)
Definition of Fuse - Answers causes detonation of an explosive charge at the proper time after certain
conditions are met
Air-Borne bomb fuses are ... - Answers Electrical
How many Fuse subdivisions - Answers 4
Fuse sub divisons - Answers Impact
Time
High Explosive - Answers Virtually instantaneous, continuous speed, large volume of gas and heat,
pressure and shattering effect
Low Explosive - Answers Ignite by flame, burn slower, combust steadily, decompose rapidly bu does
not normally explode
Painting - Answers Color or Colors may identify a specific use or hazard
Yellow - Answers High Explosive
Brown - Answers Low Explosive
Gray - Answers Irritant, toxic agent when used as overall body color
Black - Answers Armor defeating bombs
Light Blue - Answers Inert ammo
Marking - Answers Colored sports, bands or symbols
Lettering - Answers No Significance when black or white color codes
CAD - Answers Cartridge Actuated Device
Provides gas pressure to launch or release stores as well as actuate mechanical devices
*Stored in RSL by Ships company
Impulse Cartridges of CADs - Answers CCU-44/B
CCU-45/B
MK 19
Shelf Life - Answers Begins from date of manufacture
Installed Life - Answers Begins when the hermetically sealed package is opened
Aircraft Bomb Type Ammo is designed for .... - Answers Release over enemy targets
Low Drag General Purpose Bombs (LDGP) - Answers Mk 80/BLU-100 Series GP Bombs
What percent of the bomb is filler - Answers 45%
What Filler is in the MK 80 series bombs - Answers H-6 Filler
How many stripes do MK 80 series bombs have - Answers Two Stripes
What Filler is in the BLU-100 series bombs - Answers PBXN-109
How many stripes does the BLU-100 Series bomb have - Answers Three Stripes
How many stripes does the BLU-126B LOCO bomb have - Answers Four Stripes
What does LOCO stand for - Answers Low Collateral
What does a LOCO bomb do to a specific target - Answers Reduces overall damage
How many pounds of filler in a BLU-126B LOCO bomb - Answers 27lb of filler
What weight class is the BLU-126B - Answers 500 lb
Explosive Loaded Nonthermally Protected Bombs - Answers Olive Drab
One Yellow stripe (meaning HE)
Explosive Loaded MK 80 thermally protected bombs (MK 80 Series) - Answers Two Yellow Bands (HE,
Thermally protected)
Explosive loaded BLU-100 thermally protected bombs (BLU-100 series) - Answers Three yellow bands
(HE, thermally protected, PBXN-109)
MK 82 and BLU 111 weight class - Answers 500 lb
MK 83 and BLU 110 weight class - Answers 1000 lb
MK 84 and BLU 117 - Answers 2000 lb
MK 82 and BLU 111 shipping configuration - Answers 6 per pallet
MK 83 and BLU 110 shipping configuration - Answers 3 per pallet
MK 84 and BLU 117 shipping configuration - Answers 2 per pallet
BLU 109 weight class - Answers 2000 lb
BLU 109 designation - Answers Hard Target Penetrator (HTP)
*Penetration capability of 4 to 6 ft of concrete
Difference between BLU 116 and BLU 109 - Answers BLU 116 has no thermally coating
BLU 116 designation - Answers Advanced Unitary Penetrator (AUP)
Definition of Fuse - Answers causes detonation of an explosive charge at the proper time after certain
conditions are met
Air-Borne bomb fuses are ... - Answers Electrical
How many Fuse subdivisions - Answers 4
Fuse sub divisons - Answers Impact
Time
