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That sir is the ALQ-78 ESM ant.
Correct sir!
They had a P-3 at Moffett that shaved a few inches off on of those pods during a near gear-up. FE saved the day when he realized what was happening at the last second and fire-walled the engines.
Found this pic while perusing online. Pretty cool shot:
Just look at all those Orions on the flight line.
I'll bet they didn't have any problems scheduling 5 flights a day!!:icon_rage:icon_rage
Hell, I didn't have any problems scheduling 7 a day (not everyday, of course), what with x-cntrys and bounce hops not requiring an "A" aircraft. Biggest problem was aircrew and their "My wife she... My dog it..." excuses.:icon_rage 9 aircraft, 1 in check, and one down mechanically. Only happened a couple of times, IIRC, but 5 was a piece of cake.
That fourth one looks like the love child of a T-2 and and F-86.
Found this pic while perusing online. Pretty cool shot:
Schweet! I spent 6 of my 20 years there. Not counting FASO, and the RAG.
I remember hearing that one. What year did that happen?
And the random controller telling us that our "port landing gear did not retract". Because they saw the ALQ-78 antenna.
Bell X-5....
great grandaddy of F-111 and F-14 inspired by Nazi blueprints.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-5
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