Cable assemblies for the F-111 aircraft

During supersonic flight of the F-111 aircraft, high temperatures are developed in the airstream around some portions of the pullout cable assemblies which electrically join externally mounted armament to the aircraft. Therefore, construction materials and associated components in these assemblies must be capable of surviving certain temperature extremes and must reliably perform a subsequent set of mechanical and electrical functions. To achieve these functional requirements, the cable assemblies are constructed with insulations, hardware, joining materials, sealants, and components which can adequately sustain the in-flight environments as well as the severe long-term storage conditions and the potentially hazardous operations at the time of installation, during flight, and during uncoupling of the connectors from the armament at the time of its release.