The wire thing

[bahlooo]

What was the purpose of the wire that runs between the cockpit or behind it to the top of the tail?

[Nath-BDP]

umm... radio.

[bahlooo]

Alright, that's what I thought. Thanks.

[LLv34_Camouflage]

Antenna?  

Camo

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Brewster into AH!

"The really good pilots use their superior judgement to keep them out of situations
where they might be required to demonstrate their superior skill."

[RoadfRash]

Long wire radio antenna

[juzz]

Wrong, all of you - it's a clothesline.

[DB603]

S!

 Naah..It was used to pull off the canopy in emergency..  



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[Pongo]

Control lead for the elevators

[Sturm]

Charges the flux capacitor

[Eagler]

so you can practice your high wire act as you bail out  

Eagler

[Jayhawk]

Naahhhh.....Cheese slicer.

[TheWobble]

in the C-Hog its the coolent line that flushes the outter heat sink of the 4 gauss rifles

In the Nik, its a pressure guage line used by the dial to check the internal pressure of the Nik's turbofan engine.

In the B-17 there are several, they are just strings that are tied to the gunners noodlees, whenever the plane gets pinged the pilot yanks the strings to "motivate" the gunners SA

In the Lancaster they are oxygen lines for the crew to use when to bomber passes into low earth orbit.

more to come as I think of them.....

[Tac]

let me tell ya a secret: if you shoot the wire off the plane breaks in half.  

[Widewing]

 

Originally posted by Nath-BDP:
umm... radio.

Specifically, it was for the long range HF radio, as opposed to a VHF or UHF radio which usually used a blade or whip type of antenna.

My regards,

Widewing

[AcId]

Ohhh man you guys are killin me....ROLFLMAO. Folks walking by my office are starting to wonder.