Redglyph Posted June 3, 2018 Posted June 3, 2018 I was surprised to find a full section of the NATOPS flight manual on a "Banner towing system" (9.3). It's obviously meant for target practice and not advertising the latest fancy brand of toothpaste, but I'm wondering why they would use an F/A-18 for that, when airspeed is limited to about 220 kt anyway. Perhaps when they're based on a carrier. My favourite part is "Banner Release Failure. If the arresting hook fails to extend, the banner cannot be released. In this case, the following procedure is recommended: 1. Select full afterburner while increasing AOA in an attempt to burn through the cable." Can't wait to try that ;) Here's a short article on the subject: https://www.stripes.com/news/pilots-hone-skills-in-dogfighting-off-coast-of-iwakuni-1.42749 System specs: Win7 x64 | CPU: i7-4770K | RAM: 16 GB | GPU: GTX 980 Ti 6 GB | Thrustmaster HOTAS | MFG rudder pedals | SATA3 SSD | TrackIR
PeaceSells Posted June 3, 2018 Posted June 3, 2018 When on lean years you must use all your skills to make money. My DCS modding videos: Modules I own so far: Black Shark 2, FC3, UH-1H, M-2000C, A-10C, MiG-21, Gazelle, Nevada map
Quadg Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 trump will have them towing banners with his name on it at his military parade :) My Rig: AM5 7950X, 32GB DDR5 6000, M2 SSD, EVGA 1080 Superclocked, Warthog Throttle and Stick, MFG Crosswinds, Oculus Rift.
Papa Spardy Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 I think the reason we do our own banner towing is because its just easier to do it yourself then having to depend of another squadron to tow your target. I have only seen banner towing done when on det in Key West.
idenwen Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 Too bad we don't get the ALE-55, would be at least a useful way of towing stuff. But it's not for the C Model.
Papa Spardy Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 the only thing the ale 55 tows is a little object. you cant attach stuff to it lol
idenwen Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 the only thing the ale 55 tows is a little object. you cant attach stuff to it lol But at least it's a useful object - Janes F-18 had it and you had to be really careful not to burn it away with the AB :)
Papa Spardy Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 I don't know how useful its really been. Id say the navy has gotten way more use out of banner towing and gun practice then the ale-50/55 system.
cbclark16 Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 I think the reason we do our own banner towing is because its just easier to do it yourself then having to depend of another squadron to tow your target. I have only seen banner towing done when on det in Key West. Same.
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