Test adapter for a weapon store test set

A test adapter for testing the electrical power system of an aircraft, having a weapon store umbilical cable, utilizing an AWM 96 Test Set to determine whether electrical power parameters of the aircraft satisfy MIL-STD 1760 standards for store launching operations, said adapter comprising:

• an electrical circuit connected between the aircraft weapon store umbilical cable and the AWM 96 Test Set, said electrical circuit translating electrical power parameters, to be tested, of the aircraft such that detection of the translated parameters by the AWM 96 Test Set provides reliable certification for store weapon launching operations, said parameters being tested including source voltage and source impedance.

A test adapter for use in testing the electrical power system of an aircraft, having a weapon store umbilical cable, utilizing a test set, said test set pre-certified as operational to certify the readiness of the aircraft for weapon store launching operations with respect to a first weapon store, to certify the readiness of the aircraft for weapon store launching operations of a second weapons store having different certification standards for electrical power parameters than the first weapons store, said adapter comprising:

• an electrical circuit connected between the aircraft weapons store umbilical cable and the test set, said electrical circuit translating the aircraft electrical power parameters to be tested, such that detection of the translated parameters by the test set provides reliable certification for store weapon launching operations of the second store.

An apparatus for testing the electrical power system of an aircraft to certify the readiness of the aircraft for weapon store launching operations, said apparatus comprising:

• a weapon store umbilical cable connected within the electrical power system of said aircraft;
• a test set pre-certified as operational to certify the readiness of the aircraft for weapon store launching operations of a first weapon store, and
• an electrical circuit connected between the aircraft weapons store umbilical cable and the test set, said electrical circuit translating electrical power parameters to be tested of the aircraft such that detection of the translated parameters by the test set provides reliable certification for weapon store launching operations of a second store having certifying standards for said electrical power parameters that differ from the certifying standards for said electrical power parameters for said first store.

A method of certifying the readiness of an aircraft for weapons store launching operations, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a test set pre-certified as operational to certify the readiness of said aircraft for weapons store launching operations of a first store;
• connecting an electrical circuit between the electrical power system of said aircraft and said test set, said electrical circuit translating the aircraft electrical power parameters to be tested, such that detection of the translated parameters by the test set provides reliable certification for store weapon launching operations of a second store, and
• operating said test set to determine the readiness of the aircraft for weapons store launching operations of said second store.