Mk-82 SNAKEYE

Type: High-drag Fin-retardation general-purpose bomb
Origin: United States
Manufacturer: General Dynamics
Mass: 500 pounds (227 kg)
Length: 87.4 inches (2.22 m)
Diameter: 10.75 inches (273 mm)
Filling: Tritonal, High Explosives

Snakeyes is a Vietnam-era retardation fin-based device with a 450kts G/s max. speed limitation.

Air Inflatable Retarder has a 600kts G/s max speed limitation made from the 1980s onward.

In low-level bombing, it is possible for the delivering aircraft to sustain damage from the blast and fragmentation effects of its own munitions since the aircraft and ordnance arrive at the target almost simultaneously. To address this issue, the standard Mk 82 General-Purpose bomb can be fitted with a special high-drag tail fin unit. In this configuration, it is referred to as the Mk 82 Snake Eye.

The tail unit has four folded fins which spring open into a cruciform shape when the bomb is released. The fins increase the drag of the bomb, slowing its forward progress and allowing the delivery aircraft to safely pass over the target before the bomb explodes.

Weight: 500.00