The photo on the right - - is there a plane in there amongst all those accessories and attachments? Ya look at all that crap and wonder how the thing can even fly.
gibby haynes: There are 3 "things" on the "back"- 2 Conformal fuel tanks and an enlarged dorsal "spine" housing avionics-the F-16 airframe is very densely packed- go here: http://www.defense-update.com/features/du-1-04/feature-advanced-f-16.htm and here: http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article10.html
What's that thing running down the fuselage of the UAE F-16?
ReplyDeleteI would think electronic warfare.
ReplyDeleteConformal fuel tanks as originally developed for the F-16ES.
ReplyDeleteThe photo on the right - - is there a plane in there amongst all those accessories and attachments? Ya look at all that crap and wonder how the thing can even fly.
ReplyDeletegibby haynes:
ReplyDeleteThere are 3 "things" on the "back"-
2 Conformal fuel tanks and an
enlarged dorsal "spine" housing
avionics-the F-16 airframe is
very densely packed-
go here:
http://www.defense-update.com/features/du-1-04/feature-advanced-f-16.htm
and here:
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article10.html