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Old 21st Feb 2012, 11:01
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I wonder why the store on station 2 is carried at a different angle to the one on station 3?
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The angle on the stores on the other wing (station 9 & 10) looks less sever so I wonder if the combination of the off-centre camera and the droopy nose of the LGB seeker makes it look worse than it is.

That said I do believe they have a small difference between 2 & 3 (and 9 & 10 on the other side), presumably for aerodynamics as these stations have little or no RCS reduction. Stations 1 & 11 have been developed and tweaked for a reduced RCS as this was part of the requirement - the rail, pylon and ancillaries are all set at pretty weird angles that are not fairly reflected in the picture above.
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