reported earlier External stores jettison

[Corvet_01]

I apologize to the team, I am still setting up my system, but in numerous videos and screenshots, I've noticed the pylons remaining on the aircraft after the wing tanks are jettisoned.

This is incorrect.  When the wing tanks are jettisoned, there's a small shoe called the aft pivot fitting at the rear of where the pylon was and a large knobbed stud protruding from the wing.  Takes a cheater bar and socket on top of the wing and a large pipe wrench on the bottom to remove the stud after this happens.

I posted the headshot of a video showing the tanks coming off of the DCS Viper and leaving the pylons on the aircraft and RL tanks showing the pylon installed at the tank farm with the pre-attached stud protruding out of the top of the pylon.

 

The TER coming off of sta 3 is correct, but (IIRC) the LAU-117 comes off with the AGM-65 when jettisoned.  Pic below includes the LAU-117, which was carted (had explosive cartridges installed) on the pylon.  There's no way for the AGM-65 to get off of the aircraft without the LAU-117.

All non-missile stores can either be jettisoned the same way that they would normally be dropped, or their mounts can be dropped, such as a TER.

AIM-9's are on the aircraft and can't be jettisoned.  At least not that I recall.  All other missiles such as HARM, AAMRAM, have their launcher rails jettisoned with or without the weapon.

Thanks.  Sorry if the team is already aware of this.

Kev

Edited November 28, 2021 by Corvet_01
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[Tholozor]

That's been reported. It's actually an item listed on the Viper Roadmap for 2022.

 

[BIGNEWY]

This is reported but thank you.