What is it?

I think this one might be tuff, I'll tell you why later, but take your best guess.






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Man, I recognize the hell out of it but I can't place it!

arming switch, free fall, safe switch?

Please, please, please don't tell!

Do you need more pics?


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Yea,but make it hard. Don't give it away! Damn I've seen that!

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NOW, I'll weigh in. I was thinking that round part with the handle looked like an access port for a military aircraft missile. Which one? I have no clue.

Looks like a fueling port on a external drop tank or tip tank

last time I noticed drop tanks only had 2 fins.
Rex

Is it Russian?

Rex R said:

last time I noticed drop tanks only had 2 fins.
Rex

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Not all had two fins. There are various designs and variations across the world. That "cap" just happens to look like a fuel cap.

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A quick google search turned up this: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html

krislhull said:

Not all had two fins. There are various designs and variations across the world. That "cap" just happens to look like a fuel cap.

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A quick google search turned up this: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html

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Well, that answers that! Yep, 300 gal. drop tank for an S-3 Viking. Now I know why it looked so familiar.

I'm pretty sure the same tank was used on several aircraft. A-4,AD, A-7,A-6 with a different fin configuration for each.Some had no fins. I think the RA-5C was the only other one to use the four fin set.

Ok truth be told, I found this but had no idea what it was, but I knew TRF would come through.

Thank you, now I know!




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Lowpuller said:

Ok truth be told, I found this but had no idea what it was, but I knew TRF would come through.

Thank you, now I know!

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It was a good exercise for my recognition skills! I used to do competitive aircraft recognition quizzes, and we would be given obscure photos of relatively obscure aircraft to try and ID. On this one, the cap was the dead giveaway for me that it was a drop tank of some kind, then a quick google search is what confirmed it.

Let's keep this going, shall we?

What is this?

Velcro ?

bobby_hamill said:

Velcro ?

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DING DING DING! You must have seen that quiz in the MSN news feeds also. I apologize for not having a zoomed out version of this. They removed that part from the quiz and I didn't get to snatch it before they did.

Gary Byrum said:

DING DING DING! You must have seen that quiz in the MSN news feeds also.

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I didn't see anything from MSN, or at least, not directly. This is where I found the photo, along with an article about velcro:
https://sites.psu.edu/abcdesigns/2014/04/11/velcro-most-prominent-example-of-nature-in-science/

So, what's this?

adrian said:

I didn't see anything from MSN, or at least, not directly. This is where I found the photo, along with an article about velcro:
https://sites.psu.edu/abcdesigns/2014/04/11/velcro-most-prominent-example-of-nature-in-science/

So, what's this?
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Rollerons: Sidewinder?

snrkl said:

Rollerons: Sidewinder?

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Ah, good. I was wondering if anyone would fall for the trap. :lol:

Rollerons: yes. Sidewinder: no. Not exactly.

adrian said:

Ah, good. I was wondering if anyone would fall for the trap. :lol:

Rollerons: yes. Sidewinder: no. Not exactly.

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R-13, better known by its NATO designation of AA-2 Atoll.

The fin extensions to the nozzle are the giveaway on this....

krislhull said:

R-13, better known by its NATO designation of AA-2 Atoll.

The fin extensions to the nozzle are the giveaway on this....

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That's the one - the Russian copy of the AIM-9. One of them got stuck up the tailpipe of a MiG which then made it back to base. The missile found its way to Russia, which copied the thing so exactly that you could literally swap parts between the AIM-9 and the AA-2.

Your turn.

adrian said:

Your turn.

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I'll bite!

What's this? In other words, what type of aircraft?



Bragging rights if you can identify where the photo was taken!

Mig-19

hornet driver said:

Mig-19

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нет

Although you are on the right track

Central air force museum in Monino

You got the bragging rights...


Walking around the grounds of Monino was definitely and experience that I cannot wait to have again. Hopefully I will be back next year.

krislhull said:

нет

Although you are on the right track

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SU-17 sorry missed the double belly tanks