FAB-500

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FAB-500 M-62 General Purpose (GP) Bomb[1]
FAB-500 M62 aerial bomb in Park Patriot 01.jpg
FAB-500 M-62, first in foreground
TypeHigh-drag and Low-drag general-purpose bomb
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
Produced1954-present (M-54); 1962-present M-62
VariantsKAB-500
Specifications
Mass500 kilograms (1,100 lb)
Length2,470 millimetres (97.2 in)
Diameter400 millimetres (15.7 in)
Filling weight300 kilograms (660 lb)
FAB-500 M-54 General-purpose bomb (high drag version)
up to 18 FAB-500 M-54 general-purpose bombs on two underwing pylons and internal bay of a Tu-22M

The FAB-500 is a Soviet designed, general purpose, air-dropped bomb with a total weight of 500 kilogram with a high-explosive warhead, primarily used by the Russian Air Force, former Soviet republics and customer Countries. The original M-54 model was rolled out in 1954, shaped for internal carriage by heavy bombers, a low-drag M-62 version in 1962 was intended for fighter bomber external hardpoint carriage.[2][3] The bomb is unguided, features a single nose fuse, and is compatible with most models of Soviet aircraft.[4] The FAB-500 was largely employed over Afghanistan by Soviet and allied Afghan forces during the 1980s.[5][6] It has been used most recently over Syria by both Russian and Syrian warplanes.[7]

Operational envelope (FAB-500 M-62)[]

  • Release altitude: 570–12,000 metres (1,870–39,400 ft)
  • Release speed: 500–1,900 kilometres per hour (311–1,180 mph)[8]

Variants[]

  • FAB-500 M-54 – 1954 model, original high-drag model intended for internal carriage on heavy bombers, featuring a ballistic ring on the nose of the bomb to act as a vortex generator to aid the bombs stabilizers.[9]
  • FAB-500 M-62 – 1962 model, low-drag model designed for external carriage on hardpoints on fighter-bombers.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FAB-500 M-62 high-explosive bomb". Rosoboronexport.
  2. ^ https://www.jmu.edu/cisr/_pages/research/afghanistan-oig/01-bomb.pdf
  3. ^ "Russian Aviation Bombs".
  4. ^ "FAB-500". Guide to Military Equipment and Civil Aviation. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ^ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/153206738.pdf
  6. ^ "DFID funded EOD team defuses 500kg aircraft bomb in Herat city".
  7. ^ "The Su-22 Is Syria's War-Weary Warhorse". War Is Boring. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. ^ "High-explosive bomb FAB-500 M-62 | Catalog Rosoboronexport".
  9. ^ Gordon, Yefim (2004). Soviet / Russian aircraft weapons : since World War Two. Hinkley: Midland Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 1857801881. OCLC 56650196.
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