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Old 11th Mar 2021, 06:32
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DaveReidUK
 
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"Anyone seen the design for the conformal tanks? I assume like others have said they will be part of the wing to body fairing. Similar to the F15/16 & 18"

No, that's not the case (and I don't think anyone here has said that it is).

"Conformal" here is being used in the sense that the RCT occupies the entire cross-section of the fuselage below the floor beams and so differs from a conventional rectangular-section centre wing tank.

Might not have been the best choice of adjective, feel free to suggest an alternative.
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