TM 55-1520-240-23-10
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AN/ALE-47 COUNTERMEASURES DISPENSER SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND THEORY
OF OPERATION (Continued)
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f.
Shipping and Storage Data:
Quantity-Distance
Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2
Storage Compatibility
Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
G
DOT Markings . . . . . . .
PYROPHORIC
METAL (Activated
Iron)
DODAC . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1370-LA14
g.
References: TM 9-1095-206-12&P
TB 9-1370-211-12
2.
Flare, Aircraft: Countermeasure, XM212 is an
infrared decoy cartridge to be used with any
aircraft dispenser system capable of firing the
M206 flare.
WARNING
The XM212 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 XM212 flare consists
of an aluminum case which contains a
piston, a Safe and Initiation (S&I) device,
and a flare pellet grain assembly. The flare
is approximately 8" long and has a cross
section of 1" X 1", and weighs approximately
1/2 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 simultaneously ignite the
S&I device and expel the flare out of the case
and into the slipstream. When the flare exits
the case, the S&I device ignites the flare
pellet.
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