ok guys. Yet another question. How did wwii bombracks work, especially those mounted on mustangs? In almost every kit, the attachment pieces are moulded into the bomb. I have a picture of a rack with four little nubbs, is that all that would hold, say a 500lbs bomb? here’s the link to the site with the photo… http://ipmslondon.tripod.com/referencearticles/id41.html thanks for the help, guys
Bombs had two steel half-loops welded to the “top”. These were fitted to hooks inside the body the rack- rotate the hooks, the bomb falls free- see? The four nubby things are the sway braces- I think they crewed in or out (like the adjusting feet on a refrigerator) to firmly hold the bomb from wiggling around during flight. They didn’t hold the bomb to the plane at all. Clearer? Good luck with that build- and post some pix!
Ok, I made a diagram to see if i understand everything properly… here is is
Thanks for the help!
Close but no bananana Imagine a circle that is cut in half. thats attached to the bomb. These will fit into a slot that goes across the bomb rack. Most racks had two pins inside that would slide across the slot, going through the rings ontop of the bomb. The four feet that you see are actually sway braces that kept the bomb from overstressing the pin causing a premature release (this is also why extreme movement of the loaded aircraft was frowned upon). An electrical servo motor would retract the pin and allow the bomb to fall. On some of the earlier racks this was accomplished by pulling a cable that would retract the pin. Hopes this explanation helps.