Originally Posted by
Xmit
Thing is, I think you'd want to retain the ability to jettison any external fuel tanks (or any external stores) quickly, just in case you need to improve OEI performance in a hurry. Just as you would with a sling-load.
Hence my observation on having at least manual jettison option as we do on the cargo hook.
In truth I think the ability to electrically jettison should be allowed. Perhaps with a guard on the switch.
Any stats on military UH-60s losing tanks accidentally?
Bit of thread drift. I don’t think it will go beyond an interesting discussion in civilian ops.