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SECTION V
MILITARY LOAD INSTALLATION, WEIGHT AND BALANCE

1. ARMAMENT.  a. BOMBING EQUIPMENT.    (1) GENERAL-This airplane is equipped to carry a belly bomb as an alternate load in place of the belly fuel tank. Sway-brace locations and feet-attaching angles with short and long legs make possible the loading and bracing of 100-pound, 300-pound, 500pound, and 600-pound bombs. Bomb loads are released by pulling up on the-type A-3 tank-bomb release handle. The arming handle for the bomb shackle is located to the left of the pilot's seat. The release handle is in the same location.    (2) TO LOAD THE 500-POUND OR 600POUND'BOMB AND DEPTH CHARGE. (See Fig. 112.)     (d) Unbutton the front fuel-drain access door in the keel fairing to the left of the shackle and insert a hand into the fairing. Pull the forward lever on the shackle back to unlatch the carrying hooks.     (b) Be sure that the front and rear sway-brace hinge fittings are bolted to the wing at the "Blue" location (inboard). Remove the rubber pads from the sway-brace feet.     (c) Attach the front sway-brace feet at the long leg of the fitting and the back feet at the short leg. Be sure that the long barrels are installed on the front and rear sway-brace turnbuckles.     (d) Raise the bomb to the shackle and engage the bomb lugs in the carrying hooks. Raise the bomb until it has closed the carrying hooks. Insert a hand through the fuel drain access door to pull the release lever back approximately one inch to lock the carrying hooks.     (e) Adjust the sway braces at the barrels to contact the bomb surface evenly -and positively at all sway-brace feet. Do not tighten sway bracing excessively or the shackle will not function. Lock wire the turnbuckle barrels.     (f) Arm the bomb by inserting a screwdriver into the opening aft of the arming slot on the shackle and pushing the arming book back. Slide the loop of the arming wire into-the slot on the shackle and release the arming hook.

(3) TO LOAD THE 300-POUND BOMB. (See Fig. 113.)    (a) Move the front sway-braces from the "Blue" location to the "Red" location (outboard) and be sure that all feet are attached at the long leg of the adapter fittings. Install rubber pads on all feet and be sure that the short barrels are installed on the front sway-brace turnbuckles, and long barrels on the rear turnbuckles.    (b) Proceed with the loading as outlined for the 500-pound bomb.  (4) TO LOAD THE 100-POUND BOMB.    (a) Attach the front sway braces to the wing at the "Blue" location (inboard) and the rear sway braces to the wing at the "Green location (center). (See Fig. 114.)    (b) Install the special eye bolts on all turnbuckle attachment supports.    (c) Install short barrels on all four turnbuckles and attach the inboard clevis end of each turnbuckle to the special eye bolts.    (d) Attach all sway-brace feet at the long leg and install the rubber pads on the front feet only.    (e) Unbutton the front fuel-drain access door in the keel fairing, insert a hand, and actuate the release lever on the shackle to unlatch the carrying hooks.    (f) Proceed with the bomb loading as outlined for the 500-pound bomb.  (5) TO UNLOAD THE BOMB.    (a) Place the arming handle in the "SAFE" position and open the front fuel-drain access door.    (b) Attach the bomb hoist to the bomb and insert a hand through the access door. Pull back the release lever as far as possible to release the carrying hooks.

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