From: "Steve Bamford" Subject: FA 18 cockpit pit photo descriptions Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 01:15:40 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D9_01BF87D2.AC180340" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01BF87D2.AC180340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 All cockpit photo's are of F/A-18A, Buno 161519, NASA 843. =20 Mvc-109s Overall frontal view of SJU-5/A ejection seat. Parachute is attached = only for the picture. =20 Mvc-110s Bucket assy =20 Mvc-111s Right side of bucket =20 Mvc-112s Upper Right Main Beam Assy =20 Mvc-113s Close up showing TRM assy on Upper Right main Beam =20 Mvc-114s Top of parachute and Catapult manifold assy. =20 Mvc-115s Left side of bucket =20 Mvc-116s Upper Left Main Beam assy with Drogue gun =20 Mvc-117s Underseat Rocket Motor Assy =20 Mvc-118s Close up of left side rocket motor attach point =20 Mvc-119s Close up of right rocket motor attach point =20 Mvc-120 US Navy Koch fittings and SEAWARS =20 Mvc-121 Bucket removed from main beam =20 Mvc-122s Frontal view of seat bucket assy. =20 =20 JPEG MCV-125s This view is of the aft cockpit bulkhead showing the seat rails = installed and the aft bulkhead equipment. On the left side of the = cockpit bulkhead (right side on your screen) is the Oxygen Heat = Exchanger and plumbing, the Communications assy and the seat electrical = (connected to the seat rail). On the right side of the cockpit (left on = your screen) is the JAU-29 Initiator, SMDC line and the gas hose that = connects to the Ballistic Quick Disconnect (QD). Some of you may not realize, but the seat bucket is removable from the = rails to assist in the removal of the seat from the cockpit. Its held on = by 4 nuts. And this is the only portion that raises and lowers, the = rails don't move. =20 MVC-126s Close up of the right side of the bulkhead. Visible are the JAU-29 init, = gas hose and the .3 second Time Delay initiator mounted on the seat rail = (yellow assy). The green oxygen hose is a NASA mod. We added an Air = Force style Panel Mounted Oxygen Regulator and kept the Navy system as a = back up, and the kit Emergency 02 as a tertiary system. Yes, triple = redundancy. =20 MVC-127s Close up of the TRM trip rod connection to the bulkhead (yellow tube & = chain) also shows the ballistic qd location. The box in the upper left portion is the Fan Test Box. This is the upper = right side of the aft bulkhead. =20 MVC-128s Another shot of the left side of the aft bulkhead. The brown area on the = console is the personal services disconnect and includes the oxygen = connection from the acft to survival kit (aft), Vent suit system = (middle) and Anti-G suit (fwd). =20 MVC-129s Another shot of the aft bulkhead, right hand side. =20 MVC-130s Details of the control column (stick), Lower Inst. Panel and the forward = section of the floor. Right in front of the stick, the floor is raised 3 = inches. The black fitting behind the stick is the floor attach point for = the leg restraint lines. =20 MVC-131s Left Rudder pedal =20 MVC-132s Right Rudder pedal =20 MVC-133s Instrument panel =20 MVC-134s Left console fwd showing the blending into the inst panel. The long = yellow handle is the manual Canopy Jettison Handle and safety pin/flag. =20 MVC-135s Canopy Motor (open/close) from the left side. This is also the upper = catapult attach point. NOTE the seat is not attached to the acft, only = the catapult is. The seat is attached to the catapult by means of the = Top Latch Mechanism. =20 MVC-136s Canopy motor from the right side. =20 MVC-137s Aft canopy deck. =20 MVC-138s Left Canopy Jettison Rocket Motor, SMDC Line and canopy Defog bellows. =20 MVC-139s Right canopy Jettison Rocket Motor. =20 MVC-140s Equipment Bay, left bulkhead. Nose of acft is to your right. =20 MVC-141s The aft bulkhead of the equipment bay. =20 MVC-142s Right bulkhead of equipment bay. Nose of acft is to your left. Missing = from the rack is some piece of war-fighting gear NASA doesn't use. =20 MVC-143s Forward bulkhead of equipment bay. This shot shows the right hand side = of that bulkhead.=20 =20 MVC-144s Fwd bulkhead of equipment bay. This shot shows the left side.=20 =20 MVC-145s Looking straight down at the cover over the equipment bay and the canopy = motor. This shield is in really good shape, generally these are trashed, = or the velcro strips are worn, or the snaps are shot, etc. =20 MVC-146s Upper Moveable Canopy Deck showing the Canopy Unlatch Thruster and = associated SMDC lines and initiators. This area that the rod attaches to = will separate and the canopy will go flying off where ever it wants on = ejection. The initiators follow SMDC lines to the Canopy Jettison Rocket = motors showed elsewhere. This view is from the left side looking under = the glass. =20 MVC-147s Same View as -146s but from the right side. =20 MVC-148s Looking through the canopy from behind showing the equipment bay, back = of seat, canopy motor. =20 MVC-149s Looking straight down on the stick. Shows where the floor should raise. =20 MVC-150s Same shot, slightly aft from -149s. ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01BF87D2.AC180340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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All cockpit = photo’s are of=20 F/A-18A, Buno 161519, NASA 843.

 

Mvc-109s

Overall frontal view of SJU-5/A = ejection=20 seat. Parachute is attached only for the picture.

 

Mvc-110s

Bucket assy

 

Mvc-111s

Right side of bucket

 

Mvc-112s

Upper Right Main Beam = Assy

 

Mvc-113s

Close up showing TRM assy on = Upper Right=20 main Beam

 

Mvc-114s

Top of parachute and Catapult = manifold=20 assy.

 

Mvc-115s

Left side of bucket

 

Mvc-116s

Upper Left Main Beam assy with = Drogue=20 gun

 

Mvc-117s

Underseat Rocket Motor = Assy

 

Mvc-118s

Close up of left side rocket = motor attach=20 point

 

Mvc-119s Close up of right = rocket motor=20 attach point

 

Mvc-120

US Navy Koch fittings and = SEAWARS

 

Mvc-121

Bucket removed from main = beam

 

Mvc-122s

Frontal view of seat bucket = assy.

 

 

JPEG MCV-125s

This view is of the aft cockpit = bulkhead=20 showing the seat rails installed and the aft bulkhead equipment. On the = left=20 side of the cockpit bulkhead (right side on your screen) is the Oxygen = Heat=20 Exchanger and plumbing, the Communications assy and the seat electrical=20 (connected to the seat rail). On the right side of the cockpit (left on = your=20 screen) is the JAU-29 Initiator, SMDC line and the gas hose that = connects to the=20 Ballistic Quick Disconnect (QD).

Some of you may not realize, but = the seat=20 bucket is removable from the rails to assist in the removal of the seat = from the=20 cockpit. Its held on by 4 nuts. And this is the only portion that raises = and=20 lowers, the rails don’t move.

 

MVC-126s

Close up of the right side of = the bulkhead.=20 Visible are the JAU-29 init, gas hose and the .3 second Time Delay = initiator=20 mounted on the seat rail (yellow assy). The green oxygen hose is a NASA = mod. We=20 added an Air Force style Panel Mounted Oxygen Regulator and kept the = Navy system=20 as a back up, and the kit Emergency 02 as a tertiary system. Yes, triple = redundancy.

 

MVC-127s

Close up of the TRM trip rod = connection to=20 the bulkhead (yellow tube & chain) also shows the ballistic qd=20 location.

The box in the upper left = portion is the Fan=20 Test Box. This is the upper right side of the aft bulkhead.

 

MVC-128s

Another shot of the left side of = the aft=20 bulkhead. The brown area on the console is the personal services = disconnect and=20 includes the oxygen connection from the acft to survival kit (aft), Vent = suit=20 system (middle) and Anti-G suit (fwd).

 

MVC-129s

Another shot of the aft = bulkhead, right hand=20 side.

 

MVC-130s

Details of the control column = (stick), Lower=20 Inst. Panel and the forward section of the floor. Right in front of the = stick,=20 the floor is raised 3 inches. The black fitting behind the stick is the = floor=20 attach point for the leg restraint lines.

 

MVC-131s

Left Rudder pedal

 

MVC-132s

Right Rudder pedal

 

MVC-133s

Instrument panel

 

MVC-134s

Left console fwd showing the = blending into=20 the inst panel. The long yellow handle is the manual Canopy Jettison = Handle and=20 safety pin/flag.

 

MVC-135s

Canopy Motor  (open/close) from the left = side. This is=20 also the upper catapult attach point. NOTE the seat is not attached = to the=20 acft, only the catapult is. The seat is attached to the catapult by = means of the=20 Top Latch Mechanism.

 

MVC-136s

Canopy motor from the right = side.

 

MVC-137s

Aft canopy deck.

 

MVC-138s

Left Canopy Jettison Rocket = Motor, SMDC Line=20 and canopy Defog bellows.

 

MVC-139s

Right canopy Jettison Rocket=20 Motor.

 

MVC-140s

Equipment Bay, left bulkhead. = Nose of acft=20 is to your right.

 

MVC-141s

The aft bulkhead of the = equipment=20 bay.

 

MVC-142s

Right bulkhead of equipment bay. = Nose of=20 acft is to your left. Missing from the rack is some piece of = war-fighting gear=20 NASA doesn’t use.

 

MVC-143s

Forward bulkhead of equipment = bay. This shot=20 shows the right hand side of that bulkhead.

 

MVC-144s

 Fwd bulkhead of equipment bay. = This shot=20 shows the left side.

 

MVC-145s

Looking straight down at the = cover over the=20 equipment bay and the canopy motor. This shield is in really good shape, = generally these are trashed, or the velcro strips are worn, or the snaps = are=20 shot, etc.

 

MVC-146s

Upper Moveable Canopy Deck = showing the=20 Canopy Unlatch Thruster and associated SMDC lines and initiators. This = area that=20 the rod attaches to will separate and the canopy will go flying off = where ever=20 it wants on ejection. The initiators follow SMDC lines to the Canopy = Jettison=20 Rocket motors showed elsewhere. This view is from the left side looking = under=20 the glass.

 

MVC-147s

Same View as –146s but = from the right=20 side.

 

MVC-148s

Looking through the canopy from = behind=20 showing the equipment bay, back of seat, canopy motor.

 

MVC-149s

Looking straight down on the = stick. Shows=20 where the floor should raise.

 

MVC-150s

Same shot, slightly aft from=20 –149s.

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