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LUU-2 Aircraft Parachute Flare
The Aircraft Parachute Flare - as shown below - can be carried by any F-14. Usually it is
mounted to a BRU-42 bombrack on weapon station 4 and/or 5 and released like a bomb. Note the
Breakaway Lanyard which delays activation until the flare has separated from the aircraft. After
separation, the flare's times is activated and the flare will ignite after the flare has fallen
for a number of feet (as adjusted before the flight) thus enabling the aircraft to escape and
not to be detected by light of the flare.
In recent separation tests the LUU-19 flare is being tested. The LUU-19 is the IR spectrum
variant of the LUU-2.
All graphics Copyright © Torsten Anft
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