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Offline Puma44

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Re: F106
« Reply #30 on: March 06, 2015, 10:46:15 AM »
The standard Six load out.

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Re: F106
« Reply #31 on: March 06, 2015, 11:40:39 AM »
Quote from: Puma44 on March 06, 2015, 10:46:15 AM
The standard Six load out.


Didn't realize how huge missel that was
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Re: F106
« Reply #32 on: March 06, 2015, 11:43:46 AM »
Quote from: wpeters on March 06, 2015, 11:40:39 AM
Didn't realize how huge missel that was

Actually, it is a rocket (unguided).  The smaller AIM-4s are either IR or Radar guided.  And yes, the Genie is huge.   
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Offline pangea

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Re: F106
« Reply #33 on: March 06, 2015, 02:03:44 PM »
I was stationed at Castle AFB in CA 1976-'78 as a jet engine mechanic on B-52's.  The 84th FIS was a tenant organization there and flew 106's.  What a beautiful aircraft.  Whenever one would take off I'd have to stop what I was doing and watch. 
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Re: F106
« Reply #34 on: March 06, 2015, 02:27:26 PM »
Yeah, it was always a head turner.
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Re: F106
« Reply #35 on: March 06, 2015, 11:08:05 PM »
Quote from: Puma44 on March 06, 2015, 02:27:26 PM
Yeah, it was always a head turner.

Never was assigned to SAC or TAC. Never saw one. Damn!
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Re: F106
« Reply #36 on: March 09, 2015, 10:21:02 PM »
Not a Six, but a nice load out.

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Offline Gman

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Re: F106
« Reply #37 on: March 10, 2015, 01:31:55 AM »
Wild Weasel F4? 
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Re: F106
« Reply #38 on: March 10, 2015, 07:42:55 AM »
Quote from: Gman on March 10, 2015, 01:31:55 AM
Wild Weasel F4? 

Yes, from what I remember, they flew in a pairs, an E and a G.  The G or Geasel, had the EWO in the back seat to do the electronic wizardry and the E carried extra iron.  They were refered to as a hunter killer team.  I never flew the Weasel mission but had great respect for these guys.  Their moto was "First in, last out".  As I recall, G had a TISIO apparatus mounted on the leading edge of the left wing.
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Re: F106
« Reply #39 on: March 10, 2015, 08:27:11 AM »
Quote from: Puma44 on March 09, 2015, 10:21:02 PM
Not a Six, but a nice load out.



I serviced WWs at Dahran in 1993 with munitions for SOUTHERN WATCH .  Many of our guys got "weasel bites" from crawling around underneath them.  F-15Es there were easier on the noggin if you know what I mean.  The WWs were still operated by a regular unit out of Nellis then but the mission transitioned not long after to the Reserve component.
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Re: F106
« Reply #40 on: March 10, 2015, 03:09:35 PM »
Yep, Phantom bite courtesy of the aux air doors, most of the time.  But, there were many other opportunities for bites.  :rolleyes:
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Offline palef

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Re: F106
« Reply #41 on: March 10, 2015, 05:04:50 PM »
If you look at a plan view of a 102 vs. a 106 you'll note the fuselages are quite different. The 102 was designed before "Area Rule" was well understood and generated more drag than expected. The 106 rectified that with a "coke bottle" shaped fuselage.
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Re: F106
« Reply #42 on: March 11, 2015, 01:51:08 AM »
Yeah, the Six had that slender waist that made her fly like a bolt of lightening.   :bolt:
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