Tornado F.2/3 tanks (Geek corner!)
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Type and tank fit
Radar guided Mx
IR Mx
Number of Mx with front shot capability (taking into account radar and other kit state)
Tiger Fast - I am capable of performing a supersonic intercept for XX minutes before requiring AAR or recovery ( see also Tiger Slow, Lamb and Chicken)
Also see Gadget code - as in "Gadgets 8, 12, 14, 16 bent"
Radar guided Mx
IR Mx
Number of Mx with front shot capability (taking into account radar and other kit state)
Tiger Fast - I am capable of performing a supersonic intercept for XX minutes before requiring AAR or recovery ( see also Tiger Slow, Lamb and Chicken)
Also see Gadget code - as in "Gadgets 8, 12, 14, 16 bent"
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: One Three Seven, Disco Heaven.
Age: 65
Posts: 2,532
Likes: 0
Received 29 Likes
on
16 Posts
Sometime shortly after GW1, a Boscombe F2/3 pitched up at Khamis to do hot and high trials with 2 1500 ltr shoulder tanks fitted. All the flying it did was, take off, circuit, land. Got some slides somewhere.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Outside the Fence
Age: 71
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
4 Posts
Romeo fit was one of the configurations cleared for the F3 Alarm capability. There were various different configurations to provide flexibility for the mission planners. With Romeo the 1500 Ltr was on the shoulder pylon. This allowed 2 AIM 120/Sky Flash to be carried under the fuselage on the other side. 2 Alarms could be carried on the inner wing pylons with 4 AIM 132 on the stubs.
Can't recall but I think you had to jettison the 1500 Ltr prior to firing the AIM 120s. I'm sure someone who was on 11 Sqn at the time can recall all of the info?
Can't recall but I think you had to jettison the 1500 Ltr prior to firing the AIM 120s. I'm sure someone who was on 11 Sqn at the time can recall all of the info?
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 502
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Tanking in Lima fit in the F3 was tricky, as max aar alt was 20k IIRC. Even then, you needed one donk in min burner (resulting in very slow refuel). Any turn by the tanker meant an almost certain dropout......
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Outside the Fence
Age: 71
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
4 Posts
I personally found that Lima Fit AAR was not too difficult unless the tanker was a KC135 with a BDA. Yes you had to use burner, but the burner light-up was so smooth it was not difficult.
Mike Fit, 8 missiles, TRD and Phimat could be fairly challenging. Also some of the Alarm Fits had a high DI and so were difficult.
Heavy weight C130 AAR was also OK but one had to be careful coming off the tanker full. I personally advised crews to keep the SPILS On despite what the RtoS said.
Mike Fit, 8 missiles, TRD and Phimat could be fairly challenging. Also some of the Alarm Fits had a high DI and so were difficult.
Heavy weight C130 AAR was also OK but one had to be careful coming off the tanker full. I personally advised crews to keep the SPILS On despite what the RtoS said.
