ALA-17 Flare Cartridge
The ALA-17 Flare Cartridge is a magnesium/teflon based infrared countermeasure (IRCM) that is 2.75 inches in diameter, 11.75 inches long. Approx weight is 4.25 lbs. Each flare cartridge contains two separate flare pellets. The ALA-17 flare is used as a self-protection aid for the B-52 aircraft against heat seeking missiles. The ALA-17A/B flares consist of two independently fired aluminum cylinders, each 4.75 inches long and 2.25 inches in diameter, crimped together end-to-end. When the top cylinder is fired, the flare pellet is ejected f?om the aircraft, along with the entire bottom cylinder. Impulse cartridges are not used; the flares are fired directly with an electrically activated squib set in potting compound.
The M-2 squib weighs 64.8 milligrams and is composed of 40 percent potassium chlorate, 32 percent lead thiocyanate, 18 percent charcoal, and 10 percent Egyptian lacquer. The debris includes the entire bottom cylinder assembly, as well as the end cap and felt spacers from the top flare. ACC units are estimated to use less than 4,000 of these flares annually in the mid-1990s.
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