UK F-4 DISPOSITIONS
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IIRC the Vulcan attack on Stanley used 3 INS systems in a single aircraft "loaned" from BA and they were pretty large but at least a generation or two more advanced than the systems I saw in the Nimrod R1.
B Sweepers 20 nm drift from a single system after 8 hours is actually pretty good TBH
B Sweepers 20 nm drift from a single system after 8 hours is actually pretty good TBH
it was a very good system. I believe a single unit was used for FI. Units were also borrowed for the famous pics of Nimrod MR2 meeting up with the boats at the pole.
Salad - At the time (1972 or 73?) I wasn't given the name of the actual unit - just shown what was a very large piece of kit in the R1 at Boscombe. For obvious reasons we couldn't photograph it but we did have a 30-45 minute discussion on fitting, reliability and use. I'm pretty sure we were told it was at least a double unit
A Carousel would certainly be the answer. I saw commercial ones later but they didn't seem as bulky
The Falklands Vulcan had a triple installation "borrowed" from BA I think - but that may have been a later, smaller unit
If you Google "delco carousel" there are some interesting links - unfortunately most of the pictures are of the control & display unit not the actual gubbins down the back.
A Carousel would certainly be the answer. I saw commercial ones later but they didn't seem as bulky
The Falklands Vulcan had a triple installation "borrowed" from BA I think - but that may have been a later, smaller unit
If you Google "delco carousel" there are some interesting links - unfortunately most of the pictures are of the control & display unit not the actual gubbins down the back.
IIRC the OP Corporate Vulcans had a Twin Carousel fit using borrowed VC10 kit. The boxes were mounted on the bomb aimers window cover and made getting into the radome a right PITA.
Most sources refer to BA 747 kit but I can't find anyone saying they actually came from there . I can imagine shoehorning that kit into any aircraft at short notice would be a challenge!
The VC10s had been bought from civvy sources and were in storage at Abingdon awaiting tanker conversion. As you said, twin fit for the Vulcan, the Corporate Victors had a single fit Carousel or a single Omega, some had the standard kit with no enhancements.
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