Loft attack
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Loft attack
I was wondering if Loft attacks and its various offshoots are still practiced these days?
In fact are any dumb bomb delivery profiles still practiced these days - I have never seen a photo of a Typhoon with a dumb bomb and not one on a Tornado for a long time.
In fact are any dumb bomb delivery profiles still practiced these days - I have never seen a photo of a Typhoon with a dumb bomb and not one on a Tornado for a long time.
Tornado can still do LOFT (well actually it is actually a TOSS attack, but they didn't write that on the buttons).
I've seen a KFF attached to a Typhoon a while back and it was not there when he came back. I've no idea what delivery modes they have cleared now.
I've seen a KFF attached to a Typhoon a while back and it was not there when he came back. I've no idea what delivery modes they have cleared now.
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Hi the Tornado above was either prototype P-03 or P-15, the orange pods on the outbound pylons are FTI high speed camera pods to record the bomb release footage. And as you can also see the bombs are carried on twin store carriers fitted to the inboard and shoulder pylons.
The photo may have been taken either taking off from Warton or Boscomb in the mid 80's...
LOFT attach was used for both iron bombs and special weapon release profiles either low or medium release.
The photo may have been taken either taking off from Warton or Boscomb in the mid 80's...
LOFT attach was used for both iron bombs and special weapon release profiles either low or medium release.
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I'm pretty sure that was the fit on the 1:72 Airfix Tornado GR1 - a fit I'd never actually seen in reality or in any photos until now! Only the weapons fit colour scheme was different, and I'm fairly sure the camera pods were fuel tanks of the same shape on the model.
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Loft attack
Toss/Loft (call it what you will) is still very relevant. Just not with dumb munitions any more. It is the low level delivery method of choice at TW nowadays simulating PW4 attacks.
How times have changed.
BV
How times have changed.
BV
Paveway IV can be released from level, loft or toss profiles at low level. All currently practised by the Tornado force.
I recall days when a 4-ship might be tasked to deliver 32 bombs against one aiming point. Now it might be 20 bombs against 20 aiming points!
I recall days when a 4-ship might be tasked to deliver 32 bombs against one aiming point. Now it might be 20 bombs against 20 aiming points!