September 1, 2009 at 11:42 am
A simple question here.
Why are french drop tanks a different shape to all other countries drop tanks?
Rafale with tanks
Mirage 2000 with tanks
They seem to be over sized at the front and not very pointy when compared with other air forces drop tanks.
F16 tanks
Tornado GR4 drop tanks
One final picture with a big variety of aircraft. Again the french tanks look a lot less aerodynamic compared to all other tanks.
Are all NATO aircraft equipped with the same size of tanks? Do they have options on what to fly with? Does the RAF always stick with the same size/shape of tank for all aircraft?
One last question in the quiz, What’s the biggest drop tank used on any aircraft?