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Stabo. Fuzes for air-dropped bombs have generally used an internally mounted inertia fuze, triggered by the sudden deceleration on impact. Owing to the risk of an aircraft crash, or even the need to land with an undropped bomb still on board, these are protected by sophisticated safety systems so that the fuze can only be triggered after it has been dropped intentionally.
[2] [17] Each Outward balloon could carry three socks. The bundle measured about 27 in × 10 in × 10 in (690 mm × 250 mm × 250 mm). [19] When dropped, socks formed a V‑shaped sausage designed to catch in the crown of a tree. [2] Fuses were inserted in each end of the device and it would burn from each end for 15 minutes. [2]
When the Mk 20 bomb cluster is released from the aircraft, the arming wires (primary and/or optional arming) are pulled sufficiently to arm the Mk 339 fuze (and recently the FMU-140 fuze) and release the fins. The positive armed fin release arming wire frees the fin release band, and the movable fins snap open by spring-force.
The exploding-bridgewire detonator (EBW, also known as exploding wire detonator) is a type of detonator used to initiate the detonation reaction in explosive materials, similar to a blasting cap because it is fired using an electric current. EBWs use a different physical mechanism than blasting caps, using more electricity delivered much more ...
The exploding wire method or EWM is a way to generate plasma that consists of sending a strong enough pulse of electric current through a thin wire of some electrically conductive material. The resistive heating vaporizes the wire, and an electric arc through that vapor creates an explosive shockwave .
The MoD said the munition, identified as an air-dropped German bomb from the Second World War – designated SC-500 – was assessed as posing a significant risk to public safety, with people ...
A video still image released by the FBI shows previously unreleased footage of a suspected pipe bomber placing one of the pipe bombs near the Democratic National Committee on Jan. 5, 2021.
A FAB-3000 glide bomb is seen mid-flight in this video released on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Russian Ministry of Defense/Screengrab via Telegram