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F-16C-25 PTIDS pylon question (with GBU-31)


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Working on this beautiful worn-out bird for my Vermont ANG collection (7 strong so far). 

Supposedly had only one of the two central wing pylons (sta 3 or 7) as a PIDS unit, the other plain/standard. It was suggested the GBU-31 would've been fitted to the PIDS, but is that a given?

Does the GBU-31 HAVE to be on PIDS? Can't tell for sure, but it *looks* like a standard pylon on the -31 (sta 3), or am I wrong??

Photo is dated August 2004 if it makes a difference.

 

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I think I read something about that in F-16.net, which is the reference about F-16,F-35 & F-22.

 

Where did you find the decals ?

 

Cheers,

 

Joseph

 

 

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4 minutes ago, beppe said:

I think I read something about that in F-16.net, which is the reference about F-16,F-35 & F-22.

 

Where did you find the decals ?

 

Cheers,

 

Joseph

 

 

Decals are Wolfpak 1/72.

Do you mean reading something about the GBU-31 and PTIDS? Or only carrying one? Or which?

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if you go to the forum, there's a topic about PIDS and JDAM's, but it dated from 2010, after the picture was taken.

 

They said that the standard configuration was one pid sta 7 and a normal one sta 3.

 

Also initially there were software problems with the pids and the Jdam, which are now ironed out.

 

Joseph

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