A-1H Skyraider center fuel tank aftermarket?

[lifeofbrian]

I have found the outer tanks on Hannants(Attack Squadron USN 150 gal Douglas Fuel Tank ASQ48038), but I'm not sure about the center one, anyone know?

 

[Tailspin Turtle]

4 hours ago, lifeofbrian said:

I have found the outer tanks on Hannants(Attack Squadron USN 150 gal Douglas Fuel Tank ASQ48038), but I'm not sure about the center one, anyone know?

 

The AD usually didn't carry both a center-line tank and a pair of outer tanks. If a mission needed more fuel than two 150-gallon tanks or a 300-gallon tank on the center-line station, then 300-gallon tanks were loaded on the wing stations. The main exception was the tanker mission, for which a refueling store was carried on the center-line station. See http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2013/10/texaco.html

 

For a summary of external tanks, see http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html

 

For information on the refueling store, see http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2015/06/things-under-wings-inflight-refueling.html

[lifeofbrian]

Thanks, so would the center pylon usually remain empty when using the two outer tanks?

 

19 hours ago, Tailspin Turtle said:

The AD usually didn't carry both a center-line tank and a pair of outer tanks. If a mission needed more fuel than two 150-gallon tanks or a 300-gallon tank on the center-line station, then 300-gallon tanks were loaded on the wing stations. The main exception was the tanker mission, for which a refueling store was carried on the center-line station. See http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2013/10/texaco.html

 

For a summary of external tanks, see http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html

 

For information on the refueling store, see http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2015/06/things-under-wings-inflight-refueling.html

 

[Tailspin Turtle]

17 hours ago, lifeofbrian said:

Thanks, so would the center pylon usually remain empty when using the two outer tanks?

 

 

It might be loaded with a bomb...

[Finn]

As mentioned, a bomb on the c/l pylon:

 

 

Jari

[72modeler]

9 hours ago, Finn said:

As mentioned, a bomb on the c/l pylon:

 

 

Jari

That's one serious hydraulic system to raise wings that have that kind of weight hung on them! Neat photo, Jan!

Mike

[lifeofbrian]

Perfect, cheers.

 

22 hours ago, Finn said:

As mentioned, a bomb on the c/l pylon:

 

Jari

 

 

 

[Creepy Pete]

Interesting. I never noticed that black anti glare on the fueltanks before. Thanks for the pic.

[Finn]

Here is a side view of another one, note the c/l bomb has a fuze extender, also the wing bombs are Mk-81 250lb bombs:

 

 

Jari

[lifeofbrian]

I notice that they don't all have that, I'll do mine without as it says in the Tamiya kit I'm building, I hate the way they look.

 

 

18 hours ago, Creepy Pete said:

Interesting. I never noticed that black anti glare on the fueltanks before. Thanks for the pic.

 

 

 

[Finn]

Here is one that shows it can go on the c\l station as well:

 

http://www.cv41.org/photos/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=57412&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

 

Jari