Does anyone have any good info on the Superbug loadout. Hasegawa did not include their typical loadout chart in the instructions.
E
Try these sites:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-18-weapons.htm
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-18.htm
Lots of fuel and lots of jdams[(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]
Save one station for the “kitchen sink”. [banghead] [#oops]
Darwin, O.F. [alien]
Don’t trust the sites that Dragonfire has listed, the information there is nowhere NEAR up-to-date, or even flat-out wrong.
What did you want to put on the SH, and I’ll let you know if it’s OK or not. The allowable weapons configurations are being increased currently (AIM-9X is now allowed, VFA-14/41 are flying it).
Joe
Joe, I’m looking at maybe HARMS and GBU-10’s or GBU-24’s. And of course the external tanks. I understand that the regular SLAM’s aren’t used anymore? Let me know and I’ll adjust accordingly. Thanks!
E
Inboard and centerline tanks with midboard GBU-10 or GBU-24 and outboard HARM is OK. You’re correct, AGM-84E SLAM is no longer in inventory as I understand.
Joe
Only other thing I could find is a booklet that Boeing put out in Jan 2002. From that schematic it shows the following:
- GBU-10/24s can go on stations 3,4,8,9
- HARMS on stations 2,3,4,8,9,10
- External tanks (480 gal) on stations 3,4,6,8,9
GBU-24 go on 3, 4, 8, 9.
GBU-10 only go on 3, 9 (at least for the next couple years or so).
HARM only on 2, 3, 9, 10.
Tanks can go where you note, but 5 wet requires the centerline have the ARS buddy pod. Basically, if you put 4 wing tanks on you’ve gotta have the centerlne ARS. inboard tanks can have either a centerline bomb of the MK-82/MK-83/CBU-99 variety, or a 480 tank, or the ARS.
Joe
Would you clarify as why the ARS buddy pod has to be installed if four other external tanks are carried.
Because the only authorized configuration in the TACMAN for 5 wet requires the buddy pod on the centerline. I’m not sure of the exact reason (I’m not the tank guy, I’m one of the air-to-ground guys) but if I had to guess I’d say it has something to do with the overall gross weight of the aircraft in that configuration and the huge amount of drag that is inherent to those 4 big gasbags. 4 full 480 gallon tanks plus the full ARS is a HEAVY airplane. Plus, having another 480 tank kinda negates the purpose of the 4 wing tanks, no way to give the gas away.
Joe
Thanks for all the info guys. I do have one more question for Joe. Why are the weapons pylons canted out and does this affect the slipstream?
E
Sorry the reply took so long, I was out of town for a few days and just saw the response.
The reason the pylongs are toed out is because wind tunnel studies during design predicted that certain stores at certain flight conditions would hit the airplane. Several solutions were offered, the toed-out pylons were selected as the most efficient (read simple and cheap) fix. Whether or not this was really necessary is unknown as there is no actual flight test data to either confirm or disprove the wind tunnel. Yes, there is an effect.
Joe
Someone needs to come out with a centerline tank and an attached drogue chute for the Super Bug.
A what? Why would you want a drogue chute on a tank? And the Revell and Hase kits already have at least one tank included.
Unless, of course, you’re referring to the aerial refueling store (ARS), in which case an aftermarket one could be justified (although Hasegawa has tooled that and a SHARP that will likely be included in future releases of the 1/48 kit).
Joe