Wing Pinion Tanks

[punkalouver]

These were the external fuel tanks sticking out of the wings of the de Havilland Comet. I was wondering where the name came from. And have there been any other aircraft with these kind of fuel tanks.

https://www.google.com/search?q=wing+pinion+tanks+comet&sxsrf=ACYBGNTL9Qp_PFWbA3i0NBNIUn9cxlSjZw:1568122499639&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=MNyjERm6hWgOHM%253A%252C4WmA5mOS3c7e0M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQ3O0MVsZqsCn0vyKOAzRpWp0brLg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6mrjEr8bkAhVqG6YKHWltCiMQ9QEwAHoECAMQBg#imgrc=MN yjERm6hWgOHM:

[Spooky 2]

I have nevr heard the term "pinion tanks" before. The Lockheed Jet Star had "slipper" tanks and there was an after market slipper tank made for the Viscount. I don't think the Viscount mod was designed for airline use, but rather a corporate mod (STC), to increase range. The singer Ray Charles had them on his Viscount.

Not a great picture but you can see them protruding from the wing on these photos. These may have also been called Tenneco tanks as I believe they once owned this arcraft at paid for the design?
https://www.google.com/search?q=ray+charles+Viscount&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&sxsrf=ACYBGNT8q40HBGkYgALxUU00VHQD4lAkeQ:1568123708637&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=-MRIRFEZJJ3EBM%253A%252CmHwoaLHnOr86TM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQTDkgMzWnViCeB_xuSrQtu-i5nSw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJy_eEtMbkAhXUPH0KHR1YA1wQ9QEwA3oECAgQCQ#imgrc=gQ hWyEBlovQ0UM:&vet=1



http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount353History.aspx

[Winemaker]

Seems pretty straight forward to me:
Noun (plural pinions)

A wing (https://www.yourdictionary.com/wing).
The joint of a bird (https://www.yourdictionary.com/bird)'s wing farthest from the body.
Any of the outermost primary feathers (https://www.yourdictionary.com/feathers) on a bird's wing.

[DaveReidUK]

Flight magazine hedged its bets when featuring the Comet 3 in 1954, describing them as "pinion" (in quotes) tanks, suggesting that it had never encountered the term before:

The New Comet (https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1954/1954%20-%202137.PDF)

[rog747]

I always knew of the later Comet 4 and 4C's front mounted wing fuel tanks noted as ''pinions''
I'm probably as old as Dave above though lol