franc
March 5, 2006 at 5:12 am

F-105 Bomber Bay

According to introduction of words, Republic F-105 Thunderchief has a bomber bay under its belly, whereas the pylon fitted on bomber bay’s port. this is so interesing, I want to see some pictures to prove these intoductions, who can help me?

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By: Papa Lima - 5th March 2006 at 09:13

F-105 cutaway

Here is a cutaway drawing of the F-105, scanned from pages 176-177 of “Fighters of the USAF” by Robert F Dorr and David Donald.
The front end of the internal bomb bay is the bulkhead level with the front-most point of the port air intake, and is shown as containing a fuel tank.

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By: J Boyle - 5th March 2006 at 05:44

Yes, the plane had an internal bomb bay, designed for it’s original role of carrying a nuclear weapon. It could hold up to 2000 lbs of conventional stores or a 3400 lbs “special weapon”.

In Vietnam, the bay was filled with a fuel tank and external stores were carried on pylons….two under each wing and a third on the centerline.