TM 55-1520-240-23-10
16-59.1
AN/ALE-47 COUNTERMEASURES DISPENSER SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND THEORY
OF OPERATION (Continued)
16-59.1
The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System
Payload Modules are capable of being loaded with 3
types of expendables: XM211, XM212, and M206. They
use either the M796 or BBU-35/B cartridge.
1.
Flare, Aircraft: Countermeasure, XM211 is an
infrared decoy cartridge to be used with any
aircraft dispenser system capable of firing the
M206 flare.
WARNING
The XM211 flare is not a substitute
for the M206.
a.
Type Classification. N/A
b.
Use. This flare is dispensed from aircraft to
decoy infrared seeking missile threats away
from the aircraft.
c.
Description. The XM211 flare consists of an
aluminum case which contains a receptacle
(squib cup) for an impulse cartridge, a
piston, and a payload of stacked advanced
material foil elements, which are pyrophoric
(reacts with air). The flare is approximately
8" long and has a cross section of 1" X
1", and weighs approximately 2/3 pound.
Nomenclature and part number are printed
on the flare.
NOTE
Later configurations of the flare may
contain a decal located at the squib
end.
d.
Functioning. The impulse cartridge receives
a firing signal from the aircraft’s on-board
deployment system. Once the firing signal
is received, expanding hot gases from the
impulse cartridge eject the highly air-reactive
payload from the cartridge case into the air
stream.
e.
Tabulated Data:
NSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1370-01-460-1684
Drawing Number . . . . .
12988788
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approx. 0.66 lb
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.10 in
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.97 in
Method of Actuation . .
Impulse ctg. M796 or
BBU-35/B
Body Material . . . . . . . .
Aluminum
Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anodized Aluminum
Pyrotechnic Charge:
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foil, Pyrophoric
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . .
240 g
Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72 per wood box (2
PA19 metal cans of
36 ea)
Packing Box:
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92 lb
Dimensions . . . . . . . .
14-1/2 in X 13 in X 11
in
Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 cu ft
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