Originally Posted by
Less Hair
Could you jettison the upper wing sidewinders and pylons without harming your aircraft in flight?
The overwing pylons and rails could not be jettisoned, and the missiles could only be removed in flight by firing them. I also recall carrying Aim9 on the outboard underwing pylons. They could not be jettisoned either but they were quite light weight so not really an issue. ECM and Phimat were also not jettisonable from the outboards - green (inert) cartridges fitted to the pylons.
Interestingly, the general concensus was that the overwing Aim9s actually provided more lift and less drag - the Jaguar being blessed with not much lift and plenty of drag, every little helped!!