Pappy Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 G'day people, I have found some pics of a Merlin outfitted with sonar gear. It shows what looks like a rotary sonobuoy (sp) launcher that is on a carousel arrangement in the rear of the cabin with the possibility of two such launchers being installed with an additional 'A" frame for stowed sonobuoys. The rotary launchers are empty in the pics. There are two corresponding exit holes in the underside for the sonobuoys to exit the aircraft. My questions are: How many sonobuoys are installed per rotary launcher? The base looks like it may be a hexagon or octagon with 2 expendables per 'flat' side so between 10-12 I would guess What do the sonobuoys look like? cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACDC Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Pappy. A good photo on this post. https://twitter.com/navylookout/status/816567496945831936 there are 10 sonobuoys on each dispenser https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-begins-initiative-to-maintain-its-anti-submarine-edge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 BZ, Thank you VERY much, exactly what I was after, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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