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Offline FirstBorg

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« on: May 17, 2002, 10:42:13 AM »

Offline ygsmilo

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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2002, 10:55:06 AM »
P 51 magnet?

Deflector sheild ?

Radio Antanna?

Offline Masherbrum

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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2002, 10:58:47 AM »
Actually it's this, the bullets you put through it, you get even more perk points.  :p

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Offline Airscrew

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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2002, 11:02:33 AM »
That is a receiving antenae for the ground based relay for the AWACs updates, it also extends the range on your cell phone so you can order pizza when you get back.

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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2002, 11:06:59 AM »
Good answers one and all.

I'm pretty sure that is a directional antenna for navigation.  The radio operator would have been able to rotate it to determine the direction of a pair of transmitter stations in order to triangulate his position.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2002, 11:10:51 AM by HFMudd »

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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2002, 11:07:33 AM »
lol

but I meant it seriously :)

I thought about an antenna but I thought that thing on the cockpit is the antenna.

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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2002, 11:52:33 AM »
That's where you attach the lanyard.

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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2002, 12:21:17 PM »
I believe that round antenna is a directional antenna like HFMudd did say but what I know is that those handles after that are blind-landing approach antennas.