Finn
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Here are quite a few T-28s in action:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29643524@N07/albums/72157623249891093/with/2782572903
Jari
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With reusable rocket pods when a tube is worn out beyond limits, usually tube 1 as it gets used the most, it is blocked off and the rest of the tubes get loaded. Also if a full load is not required for the mission, you would have a partial load. Plus you can have a mix load as in the case in this photo, the inner pod in the middle of the image:
Jari
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Another option:
On May 11 1972 F-105G 62-4443 was lost when the AIM-9 it was carrying exploded shortly after launch as they engaged a MiG, the crew managed to go feet wet, head towards Da Nang but had to eject 5mi short of the base.
Jari
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There was one case in Vietnam where the Wing Commander, Brig General Rogers went up in a F-4E with either 4 or 5 SUU-23, plus the nose gun on a mission. When the guns were fired the aircraft slowed down a lot:
Jari
- BiggTim, BloorwestSiR and Grunticus
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You may find a little info here, mainly talk about missions and such:
https://www.afhistory.org/airpowerhistory/Air_Power_History_2011_spring.pdf
perhaps the manual will yield info:
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Stirling bomb bays being made:
the rectangles on the top are locations for the bomb stations.
Jari
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9 hours ago, MikeC said:
Although one of the Stirling's limitations was that due to the design it couldn't hold any bomb bigger than the 250 lb bombs shown. Unlike the Lanc, no cookies for this cookie
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The Stirling could carry bombs up to 2000lb, a max of 7, check out the link i provided on the previous page showing the types and where the bombs could be loaded.
Jari
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Tom just make sure the bombs and SBCs go on the right stations:
https://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Manuals/Stirling/AP1660C-and-D/Section_4/4.html
The stations are numbered starting at the front of the bomb bay and the wing stations are the last ones - 22 - 27.
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Tom in case you want to add 30lb incendiary bombs to the the SBCs, if you have a 3D printer try the one from here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4895976
it's the 3rd one, file BC13_3, just adjust the X,Y & Z to get the right size. You may have to sand the nose a bit to get blunt shape.
Jari
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6 hours ago, mozart said:
Beautiful! From memory, the pilot sits about 23 feet above tarmac level!
6 hours ago, tomprobert said:Correct - I hope they had a head for heights
What about those who worked on top of it:
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Marcel have you looked here, two seaters are on the bottom half of the page:
https://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/a-4/adversary.shtml
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- jeroen_R90S and Marcel111
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The tow version:
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Two more on the USS Enterprise 71 & 72:
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- CRAZY IVAN5, Bill Cross, Kagemusha and 1 other
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Here is one towing an A-4E on the USS Coral Sea Jan 1968:
From early 72 showing the back end of a mule:
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If it's not too late and you want to open the bomb bay and not have to worry about finding some parafrags, they also use standard bombs with parachutes for low level delivery:
Jari
A-20 bomb question
in Aviation Discussion & Research
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Check pg255 of this pdf:
https://hangarthirteen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/9-1980-Bombs-for-Aircraft.pdf
it shows various ways the bombs were put into clusters. Earlier pages discuss the bombs themselves,
Jari