600 Gallon Drop Tank

In fact i think most f 4 s still in service around the world use the f 15 style tank as it allows more g to be pulled i believe around 5 or 6 g as compared to the older 600 gallon f 4 centerline tank around 3 g i guess.

600 gallon drop tank. Conformal fuel tanks cfts are additional fuel tanks fitted closely to the profile of an aircraft that extend the endurance of the aircraft. A drop tank is expendable and often jettisonable. I purchased this drop tank cradle at a surplus auction from general dynamics located in fort worth texas in 1994. A 600 us gallons 2 300 l sargent fletcher drop tank being moved across the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in aviation a drop tank external tank wing tank or belly tank is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft.

No the 600 gallon tanks on the f 16 cannot be safely dropped in flight iirc. The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese. Advantages cfts have a reduced aerodynamic penalty compared to external drop tanks and do not significantly increase an aircraft s radar cross section. In april 2019 they completed initial design studies on a conformal tank design as well as the 600 gallon drop tank according to aviation week.

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