Finn Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 A F-100D of the 510TFS that did a trial of leaving the tanks off and adding more bombs: its has M-117Rs under the wings and a photo pod on the c/l pylon. Also note the the bare screw heads on the fuselage panels plus the open panel above the flap. Jari MikeMaben, Martinnfb and blackbetty 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Considering the lack of tanks and the smoke rising in the background, I'm wondering if this is going to be a VERY short mission? Nah, probably just burning the latrine barrels. Edited May 26, 2020 by eoyguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 cool pic, never noticed these steel aircraft shelters in Nam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 According to the info here: http://25thaviation.org/history/id910.htm the radius was about 100 nautical miles without tanks. If bombs don't suit you how about napalm: Jari LSP_K2, blackbetty, Martinnfb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Finn said: its has M-117Rs under the wings and a photo pod on the c/l pylon. Also note the the bare screw heads on the fuselage panels plus the open panel above the flap. Jari That open panel on the fuselage is the high pressure bleed air dump. To over-simplify, under certain conditions (idling on the ground, low airspeed & high power setting, etc.), the compressor is pushing more air into the engine than it needs, so the excess gets dumped overboard. Otherwise, the airflow into the engine gets disrupted and you can get a compressor surge, where the compressed air "backfires" back through the intake. An F-100 pilot friend once told me that he had a compressor surge in flight that made such a big bang that it knocked his feet off the rudder pedals. These are some great photos! Thanks for posting them! Ben Edited May 26, 2020 by Ben Brown Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks Ben, never saw that panel open before. Also i just noticed something in the first pic, there is no insignia on the fuselage side or on top of the wing. Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 A 100 mile combat radius? I guess they were pretty close to the action. I thought they tended to keep those ground assets further back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, AlbertD said: A 100 mile combat radius? I guess they were pretty close to the action. I thought they tended to keep those ground assets further back? The 510TFS was at Bien Hoa which was apparently a frequent target of rockets and mortars, so they may well have been loaded up heavy for that kind of mission. Maybe that smoke in the background isn't latrine barrels burning after all! AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 21 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: Huns just look weird without those big old bags under the wings! Yes they do look weird! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Here is one without any insignia on the wing: Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Gun bay, strike camera and bomb loading: Jari AlbertD, John1 and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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