Upper broad band communications antenna
Port tailplane
Graphite epoxy tailplane skin
Port side temperature probe
MAD compensator
Formation lighting strip
Fin construction
Fin attachment joint
Tailplane pivot sealing plate
Aerials
Ventral fin
Tail bumper
Lower broad band communications antenna
Tailplane hydraulic jack
Heat exchanger air exhaust
Aft fuselage frames
Rudder hydraulic actuator
Avionics equipment air conditioning plant
Avionics equipment racks
Heat exchanger ram air intake
Electrical system circuit breaker panels, port and starboard
Avionics equipment
Avionics bay access doors, port and starboard
Formation-keeping luminous strip
Ventral airbrake
Airbrake hydraulic jack
Avionics equipment racks
Fuselage frame and stringer construction
Rear fuselage fuel tank
Main undercarriage wheelbay
Wing-root fillet
Wing spar/fuselage attachment joint
Water filler cap
Engine fire extinguisher bottle
Anti-collision light
Fuel tank
Flap hydraulic actuator
Flap hinge fitting
Nimonic fuselage heat shield
Main undercarriage bay doors (closed after cycling of undercarriage)
Flap vane composite construction
Flap composite construction
Starboard slotted flap, lowered
Outrigger wheel fairing
Outrigger leg doors
Starboard aileron
Aileron composite construction
Fuel jettison
Formation lights
Roll control air value
Wing-tip fairing
Starboard/forward missile warning radar antenna
Starboard navigation light
Radar warning antenna
540 lb (245 kg) low drag HE bomb (retarded version, alternative)
Outboard pylon
Pylon attachment joint
Graphite epoxy composite wing construction
Aileron hydraulic actuator
Starboard outrigger wheel
2.75 in (70 mm) HVAR folding fin rocket
Matra 155 rocket launcher (18 rockets)
Intermediate pylon
Pylon attachment joint
Reaction control air ducting
Chaff/flare dispensers each side of missile pylon
Aileron control rod
Outrigger hydraulic retraction jack
Outrigger leg strut
Leg pivot fixing
Multi-spar wing construction
Leading-edge wing fence
Outrigger pylon
Missile launch rail
AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile
1000 lb (454 kg) retarded HE bomb (free-fall version, alternative)
External fuel tank, 300 US gal (250 Imp gal/1351 l)
Inboard pylon
Aft retracting mainwheels
Inboard pylon attachment joint
Rear (hot steam) swivelling exhaust nozzle
Position of pressure refuelling connection on port side
Rear nozzle bearing
Centre fuselage flank fuel tank
Hydraulic reservoir
Nozzle bearing cooling air duct
Engine exhaust divider duct
Wing panel centre rib
Centre section integral fuel tank
Port wing integral fuel tank
Flap vane
Port slotted flap, lowered
Outrigger wheel fairing
Port outrigger wheel
Torque scissor links
Port aileron
Aileron hydraulic actuator
Aileron/air value interconnection
Fuel jettison
Formation lights
Port roll control air value
Port/forward missile warning radar antenna
Port navigation light
Radar warning antenna
Reaction control air ducting
Vortex generators
Fuel pumps
Fuel system piping
Port wing leading-edge fence
Outboard pylon
BL755 cluster bombs (maximum load, seven)
Intermediate pylon
Port outrigger pylon
Missile launch rail
AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile
Port leading-edge root extension (LERX)
Inboard pylon
Hydraulic pumps
APU intake
Gas turbine starter/auxiliary power unit (APU)
Alternator cooling air exhaust
APU exhaust
Engine fuel control unit
Engine bay venting ram air intake
Rotary nozzle bearing
Nozzle fairing construction
Ammunition tank, 100 rounds
Cartridge case collector box
Ammunition feed chute
Fuel vent
Zero scarf forward (fan air) nozzle
Fuselage centreline pylon
BL755 cluster bomb
Ventral gun pack (two)
Aden 25 mm cannon
Engine drain mast
Hydraulic system ground connections
Forward fuselage fuel tank
Engine electronic control units
Engine accessory equipment gearbox
Gearbox-driven alternator
Rolls-Royce Pegasus II Mk 105 vectored thrust turbofan
Formation-keeping luminous strips
Engine oil tank
Bleed air spill duct
Air conditioning intake scoops
Cockpit air conditioning system heat exchanger
Engine compressor/fan face
Heat exchanger discharge to intake duct
Nose undercarriage hydraulic retraction jack
Intake blow-in doors
Engine bay venting air scoop
Cannon muzzle fairing
Lift augmentation retractable cross-dam
Cross-dam hydraulic jack
Nosewheel
Nosewheel forks
Landing/taxying lamp
Retractable boarding step
Nosewheel doors (closed after cycling of undercarriage)
Nosewheel door jack
Boundary layer bleed air duct
Nose undercarriage wheelbay
Kick-in boarding steps
Cockpit rear pressure bulkhead
Starboard side console panel
Martin-Baker Mk 12 ejection seat
Safety harness
Ejection seat headrest
Port engine air intake
Probe hydraulic jack
Retractable in-flight refuelling probe (bolt-on pack)
Cockpit canopy cover
Miniature detonating cord (MDC) canopy breaker
Canopy arch frame
Engine throttle and nozzle angle control levers
Pilot’s head-up display
Instrument panel
Moving map display
Control column
Central warning system panel
Cockpit pressure floor
Underfloor control runs
Formation lighting strips
Aileron trim actuator
Rudder pedals
Cockpit section composite construction
Instrument panel shroud
One-piece wrap-around windscreen panel
Ram air intake (cockpit fresh air)
Front pressure bulkhead
Incidence vane
Air data computer
Pitot head
Lower IFF aerial
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Nose pitch control air valve
Pitch trim control actuator
Video map generator, GEC-Marconi Avionics
Upper IFF aerial
Yaw vane
GEC-Marconi Avionics FLIR
FLIR processor
EW transmitter
FLIR aperturer
ARBS equipment
EW antennae, port and starboard
Hughes Angle Rate Bombing Sight (ARBS)
ARBS glazed aperture
Acknowledgements
My sincere thanks to all the officers, men and women of 800 Naval Air Squadron whose belief, loyalty and professionalism allowed us to succeed and whose collective experiences form the bedrock of the book. To Carol, who accepted with ultimate grace and patience the impact creating this book had on the precious little free time a modern military career affords. To Nate who throughout the writing of this book thought that the manuscript was simply paper to draw on; I hope when you’re old enough to understand and appreciate this book Afghanistan is closer to the peace it deserves. And finally to my dad, whose total pride and support along with my mother, throughout my career, helped make me who I am today. I wish you were here now to read it.
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