TM 9-1370-201-12
Figure 1-8. Firing panel and cable of flare dispenser XM19.
unlocking it from the track plate. The gas passes
(2) Jettisoning dispenser assembly and
through a reducer valve, decreasing the pressure to 475
flares.
Once the dispenser assembly has been
psi. This pressure, acting on the head of the piston,
positioned on the track plate, it is manually secured with
propels the dispenser assembly out of the rightside door
interlocks. Immediately after takeoff, the pilot rotates
opening of the helicopter in 0.8 seconds.
the bail out from under the handle of the firing device
and a crew member turns the safety valve handle to the
ARM position. If it becomes necessary to jettison the
1-7. Accessory Item Required for Hand Launching
dispenser, the pilot lifts the safety switch cover, turns
Flares
the switch to the ARM position, and strikes the handle of
the firing device with the palm of his hand. An electrical
Flare drop static line XM164 is used for hand
signal is generated and transmitted through a circuit to a
launching. It is a steel wire reinforced molded plastic
squib connected to the top of the nitrogen bottle
strap with a snaphook at each end. The flat contour of
mounted on the track plate. Upon initiation of the
the static line affords a low floor profile to prevent
electrically fired squib, nitrogen gas under pressure of
accidental tripping.
Static line XM164 may be
2,500 psi is released. The gas passes through steel
requisitioned by using Federal Stock Number 1370-962-
tubing to the safety valve. With the safety valve handle
1798.
rotated to the ARM position, the gas is diverted to the
interlocks on the underside of the dispenser assembly,
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