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Old 10-19-2007 | 06:07 PM
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dw_crash
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Default RE: functional drop tanks?

Hello gents,

My YA F-18 Hornet, single engine version, has a 16 oz scale drop tank. It is the fibreglass tank from Yellow Aircracraft sealed up and made fuel proof. It uses one of those old style bomb relaeases. So, I can drop it after takeoff at the edge of the runway. It brings up my fuel load to 74 oz. 57 internal and 16+ external. Nice long flights.

You slow right down and fly low to release the tank. Neat show off item.

DW_Crash