Jakub Cikhart Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Hi gents, according to this link Flightglobal Nimrods MR.2P in Gulf war 1991 had installed Towed Radar Decoy. I know that the modern type is pod mounted (looks like BOZ pod), but in Nimrod they say it was internally mounted. My question is WHERE it was mounted and was it visible from exterior ? I guess maybe in the MAD tail stinger ? Also heard that it was installed in the top tail "dome". Any ideas ? Thanks and happy modelling ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 It was in the pod on top of the fin. See here: https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1991/1991 - 2614.PDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakub Cikhart Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Ha, great find ! Any closeups of the fin ? I guess there should be some "hole" or flat plate (the rear of the decoy itself) ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoshea52 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Probably a bit late with this. As I recall the TRD (turd) was fitted in a modified ESM fairing (canoe) on top of the fin. I never saw one fitted or deployed but did do a composite repair to a removed one which had a section of the rear end cut down vertically for the TRD to be deployed similar to a refuelling drogue type affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 5:23 PM, Rickoshea52 said: I never saw one fitted or deployed but did do a composite repair to a removed one ......... By any chance did the removed fairing have a dayglo '+' on the nose? Saw a couple of Nimrods with this marking but no idea what it might have been for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoshea52 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Des said: By any chance did the removed fairing have a dayglo '+' on the nose? Saw a couple of Nimrods with this marking but no idea what it might have been for. I can’t remember on the TRD canoes but they were prone to erosion (many were holed) so could have been blown off in flight. No idea what they’re were for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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