Author Topic: 75-Gallon Tanks  (Read 792 times)

Offline smoe

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75-Gallon Tanks
« on: August 29, 2013, 12:26:46 PM »
I was wondering if 75-gallon drop tanks or similar was used for F4U's?

Since most of the F4U -C, -D, and -4's only have one internal tank. I was hoping someone could offer proof of a tank smaller than the 150-gallon drop tank we have in the game.

Offline jeffdn

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Re: 75-Gallon Tanks
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2013, 02:07:56 PM »
I mean... they were made out of papier mache. They could just fill it halfway. It's still a bigass bulky tank hanging off the wing.

Offline Butcher

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Re: 75-Gallon Tanks
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2013, 02:17:03 PM »
I just looked through a few thousand photos, it appears to be only a 150gal drop tank is used.
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: 75-Gallon Tanks
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2013, 02:24:31 PM »
I mean... they were made out of papier mache. They could just fill it halfway. It's still a bigass bulky tank hanging off the wing.
i think the ford pinto had a fuel tank made out of the same material. pretty sure the last yugo i looked at was made out of it too...
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Re: 75-Gallon Tanks
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2013, 05:57:51 PM »
-Babalon
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