"Today morning at around 0840h, one fuel
drop tank fell off from a Tejas aircraft on a routine sortie from Sulur Air Base near Coimbatore.
USFS has issued Interagency Tanker Board ("IAB") approval to the aircraft's external, gravity-propelled, computer-controlled
drop tank system.
The impact severed three of the four lines and sheared off all of the jet's antennas on the bottom of the fuselage and tore off the front half of the centerline
drop tank. Both of the engines were fodded, and the starboard engine seized immediately.
The stories of experimenting with
drop tank configurations and bomb carrying contrast with the experiences of P-47 units in the European Theater.
Australian duo
Drop Tank, composed of a female singer-guitarist and a male drummer, is touring the West Coast and stopping in Eugene.
Newly painted RSAF stencil on downed "Israeli" F-16I forgot it was carrying the 300 gal center line long range bolt on conformal
drop tank with no air to air refueling capability or ECM equipment.
It sports a tear
drop tank and a seat that flows into the bum stop.
The product features a high speed Z-axis, high speed finishing feature, a space-saving compact design and a three-sided
drop tank to provide easy access to the work area.
The starting unit continued rolling until it crashed into the F-8's
drop tank, which dumped even more fuel.
Pertinent Data: The EDNC65S has a
drop tank design that allows for faster and easier setups while reducing the machine's footprint and increasing strength.
An enhanced
drop tank design facilitates processing of large workpieces and allows cuts of varying thickness while minimizing wire breakage--boosting productivity and enabling long, unattended machining runs.