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F-111c Acceptance & Testing Usa, Colour USA 1970's

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Warhawk	Posted: Jul 13 2011, 06:53 PM
ADF Serials Research Co-ord Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,987 Member No.: 82 Joined: 9-March 06	Test Flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4fzeJSM78E&feature=relmfu Handover ceremomy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uksSHL4TaTo&NR=1 ;) Gordy

Brendan Cowan	Posted: Jul 14 2011, 08:52 AM
Messageboard Co-ordinator Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,458 Member No.: 48 Joined: 20-September 05	Nice ones Gordy! :D It's rare to see those pivoting outer pylons in use. Cheers BC

Warhawk	Posted: Jul 14 2011, 09:16 AM
ADF Serials Research Co-ord Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,987 Member No.: 82 Joined: 9-March 06	Yes indeed. Given the colour scheme, it seems to be late 1972 or early 1973 after getting them out of storage post 1968. Nice touch per the roundel painting,.......masking etc. Best Gordy

Martin Edwards	Posted: Jul 16 2011, 05:23 PM
FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,206 Member No.: 27 Joined: 25-June 05	Those tanks just look so wrong!!!

Warhawk	Posted: Jul 17 2011, 09:25 PM
ADF Serials Research Co-ord Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,987 Member No.: 82 Joined: 9-March 06	See the pylons on its F/A-18Fs replacements,....now they're all wrong spladding out like they do,...but they stop release problems ;)

Aardvark	Posted: Jul 19 2011, 09:05 PM
General Dynamics F-111 (A8) Group: Members Posts: 241 Member No.: 3,706 Joined: 1-October 10	'It's rare to see those pivoting outer pylons in use.' The aircraft in the video was carrying tanks on stations 2 and 7 on fixed pylons. The pylons were aligned at 26 degrees wing sweep, the aircraft is taking of at 16 degrees, hence the angle in of the pylon and tank. They would have swept back to 26 after take off. The RAAF bought 48 fixed pylons and each aircraft carried 2 pylons with 600 (US) gallon tanks for their delivery flights. Pivot pylons could only be fitted to Stations 3,4,5 & 6.

Martin Edwards	Posted: Jul 20 2011, 02:56 PM
FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,206 Member No.: 27 Joined: 25-June 05	Thanks Aardvark, that clears up the question in my mind that if the pylons pivoted why were they at that misaligned angle at take off.

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