scope:

This standard establishes the general guidelines and criteria for the design and development of a bomb rack unit (BRU) for carriage and power-ejection release of airborne stores (excluding air-to-air-missiles) on 14 or 30-inch suspension from fixed wing aircraft. Mechanical aircraft armament interoperable interfaces are incoporated to enhance cross utilization and servicing capabilities between military aircraft and aircraft stores (see 3.1) of all services of the Department of Defense (DOD) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries.

Included in this standard are certain DOD acceptable interface configurations which are approved or currently undergoing international coordination and are incorporated into appropriate international standardization documents (see 6.4).

The BRU are of the following types as specified:

Type I - 14-inch, maximum carriage mass 1450 pounds Type II - 14/30-inch, maximum carriage mass 1450 pounds for 14-inch and 5000 pounds for 30-inch.

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