Ordtech
Mk80 Series General Purpose Bombs
Mk81 (250 Lbs) - Mk82 (500 Lbs) - Mk83 (1000 Lbs) - Mk84 (2000 Lbs)
Ordtech manufactures the Mk80 series of aircraft bombs Mk81, Mk82, Mk83, Mk84.
Mk80 General Purpose Std. NATO bomb is relatively thin-cased with a slender body for improved ballistics. Warhead body is forged from seamless Steel Tube ASTM-A 106 Grade “C” Quality. Two conduits for fuze lanyards connect the nose and tail fuze wells to the charging well. All wells except the lug wells are closed with metal or plastic plugs for shipping. Bomb base plug plate is fastened to body by locking pins embeded in the solidified filler of the bomb. Approximately 40% of assembled mass is explosive charge.
Main parts comprising the Mk80 GP Bomb are the
following : (excluding contained explosive charge, tail fins and fuzes).
Bomb Body, Suspension Lugs, Nose Fuze Wel, Tail Fuze Well, Fuze Seat Liners, Charging
Well, Closure Plugs, Forward Conduit, Rear Conduit, Fuze Seat.
