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| U.S.N.B.D. - UNITED STATES - BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS |
| SECTION IV - PYROTECHNICS |
| PART I - AIRCRAFT PYROTECHNICS |
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DATA: |
U.S. - ARMY FLARE |
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M24 FLARE |
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LENGTH |
37.0 in. | |
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DIAMETER |
8.0 in. | |
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WEIGHT |
47.0 lbs. | |
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BURNING TIME |
3 minutes. | |
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INTENSITY |
800,000 candle |
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power | |
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COLOR |
White light |
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EFFECTIVE RELEASING ALTITUDE |
4000 - 25000 ft. | |
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not over 200 mph. |
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RATE OF FALL AFTER IGNITION |
700 ft./min. |
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USE: |
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Substitute standard for night observation and bombardment. |
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DESCRIPTION: |
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Simple cylinder without hemespherical nose or tail fins. Otherwise similar throughout to the AN-M26 without the nose time fuze. |
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OPERATION: |
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Similar to the AN-M26 except that the hang wire acts directly to pull the parachute from the flare case. |
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REMARKS: |
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This flare is not produced by the Navy. |
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U.S. - ARMY FLARE |
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M8A1 FLARE |
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LENGTH |
25.5 in. | |
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DIAMETER OF CASE |
4.25 in. | |
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WEIGHT |
18.0 lbs. | |
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INTENSITY OF LIGHT |
350,000 candle | |
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power |
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COLOR OF LIGHT |
Yellow | |
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BURNING TIME |
3 min. |
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RATE OF FALL IGNITION |
500 ft./min. | |
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USE: |
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Emergency night landings. |
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DESCRIPTION: |
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Cylinder containing an unshaded candle. |
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OPERATION: |
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Similar to M24. |
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REMARKS: |
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M8 flare is similar to the M8A1 except that the candle burns with a white light of ap-proximately 250,000 candle power. |
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