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Thank you so much for the detailed explanation Wurger!
So the parachute retards the fall but what about aiming the torpedo at the target. It would seem that the torpedo just dangles and spins then it hits the water in what direction?
Interesting concept. I do not remember seeing anything like this used by other countries.
Attached: where I am with this kit......
Again, thank you!
Reesche USA
Hey Werger..... One last question on this.
Did the Metal pod open up and release the drag-chute and dangle underneath until the bomber landed ... or ... was the outer pod part of the the drag chute system as it fell to the water?
If the pod was not ejected it would just dangle until landing.... not very aerodynamic!
Thank you again!
Reesche
My suspicion is that it operates like this:Actualy the Russian sources don't state this at all. The only thing I found was that the kind of the pod together with the torpedo caused limitation to the aircraft speed. Also I haven't seen any image of the torpedo dropped similar to the one with the 45-36AM. Looking at diagrams I would say that one of the cables ( A or B ) was the parachute line while the second one causing the container opened. The C part seen on the container side looks like the hinge for the opening door. So when the pod was opened the door were moved sideways and up (2) with a spring(s) and the chute could be drawn out. I don't think there was the door closing mechanism and the container was still open during the back way to the base.The diagram no.3 ( red ) shows its appearance from the front. After returning the base, the maintenance crew could reload a new parachute closing the container manually. I'm almost sure one of the mentioned cables was connected to a kind of a "pull pin/trigger" releasing the door locker.
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