AIRCRAFT-ARMAMENT MECHANIC

Skills: Attentive, Flexibility, Following etiquette, Professionalism    Posted 11 months ago

Job Description:

    • 1) Services armament equipment used on military aircraft: Strips airplanes of removable armament equipment, such as machine guns, synchronizers, and bomb-release apparatus, using handtools.
    • 2) Disassembles, cleans, oils, and repairs dismantled equipment and nonremovable armament, such as machine-gun mounts and bomb hoists.
    • 3) Inspects electric circuits controlling bomb-release and gun-firing mechanisms, following wiring diagrams.
    • 4) Immerses equipment parts not in use in hot cosmoline to protect parts from rust and stores until needed.
    • 5) Reassembles and remounts equipment.
  • 6) May be designated according to specialty as Bombsight Specialist.
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