fire munitions and weapons that are approved for loading on an aircraft. This specification provides for electronic delivery of data through the use of the Document Type Definitions \(DTD\) contained in Appendixes A through K \(see 6.2\).

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reference TO 00-5-1 as the authority for recommending changes. A paragraph shall be included to identify

the Air Force activity having technical responsibility for the manual (see 6.2).

3.5.2 Foldout pages. Print presentation only: Manual shall not contain foldout pages.

3.5.3 Illustrations. Illustrations shall be in accordance with 3.3.3.1.2.

3.5.4 Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 - Description. Descriptions of all munitions items, munitions suspension

equipment, aircraft gun systems, munitions SE, and appropriate supplementary information shall be included

in suficient detail for loading purposes (see 6.14 and 6.15).

3.5.5 Chapter 1 - Munitions description. Descriptive information shall be provided on all munitions, their

components, and related accessories approved for loading on USAF aircraft. Fuze compatibility for

each fuzed munition shall be shown, speciically identifying those munitions authorized for prefuzing

and retention while unloading.

3.5.6 Chapter 2 - Suspension equipment description. Descriptive information shall be provided on all

equipment used to launch, release, or dispense munitions from USAF aircraft.

3.5.7 Chapter 3 - Guns and gun pods description. Descriptive information, if applicable, shall be provided

on all guns and gun pods used on USAF aircraft.

3.5.8 Chapter 4 - SE description. Descriptive information shall be provided on testers and munitions

handling/loading equipment listed under SE in USAF aircraft loading procedures manuals.

3.5.9 Chapter 5 - Supplementary information. Descriptive information shall be provided on items, required

to support munitions loading operations on USAF aircraft, which are not covered in chapters 1 through

4. If no supplementary information, other than special tools, is required, special tools shall be a

primary paragraph, rather than a section.

3.5.10 Chapter 6 - SE Inspection Criteria and Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB). If required by

the acquiring activity (see 6.2), descriptive information shall be included for all testers and munitions

handling/loading equipment listed under SE in hte applicable USAF aircraft loading procedures manual.

3.6 Nonnuclear munitions loading procedures manual. The contractor shall use the DTD in AppendixD , if

electronic delivery of this manual is required (see 6.2). For numbering of steps shall be the same as

Loading procedures checklists (CL-2 and subsequent, except CL-100 (see 3.9.2.4.1.5). In addition, for

electronic presentation, scrollable views shall be divided into sections. Capitalization and underscoring of

chapter, section, and paragraph titles shall be in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-38784 (see

6.6). This manual shall be arranged as follows:

a. Front matter.

b. Chapter 1 - Supplementary information.

1. Section I - General safety requirements.

2. Section II - Emergency procedures.

3. Section III - Aircraft description and general arrangement.

4. Section IV - General procedures.

5. Section V - Aircraft preparation.

6. Section VI - Functional checks.

7. Section VII - Stray voltage checks.

c. Chapter 2 and subsequent - Loading procedures. One chapter shall be used for each munition or

group of munitions. Chapter titles shall identify the applicable munition(s).

3.6.1 Front matter. The front matter shall be in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-38784,

except no list of illustrations or list of tables shall be used for screen presentation.

3.6.1.1 Foreword. The foreword shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-

38784. The foreword shall also contain a precedence paragraph or statement which will be furnished by the

acquiring activity. Submittal and routing instructions for technical manual improvement reports shall be