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Re: Thunderbird In Flight Promotion
VERY cool! God Bless Them... Thanks for sharing
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Re: Thunderbird In Flight Promotion
I noticed in the video that the slot is a two seater. Lately every time I see the Thunderbirds fly two seaters they always have a center line tank. Is the fuel capacity reduced that much by the second seat?
Last edited by Reever; 04-27-2017, 01:14 PM.Comment
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Re: Thunderbird In Flight Promotion
I could be very wrong and/or telling things you already know, but the 2 seater is obviously the plane they give the promotional rides in. It's also the jet that shows up to the site first (usually wednesday). It flies alone so it probably uses that tank instead of the KC-135 that the rest of the team use to fuel up mid flight. They use the 2 seater as a back up in the formation and might just not take the fuel tank off for the performance.Originally posted by Reever View PostI noticed in the video that the slot is a two seater. Every I see the Thunderbirds fly two seaters they always have a center line tank. Is the fuel capacity reduced that much by the second seat?Reno from '99 to '23Comment
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Re: Thunderbird In Flight Promotion
Well, if I have a question and I keep my eyes open, I'll get my answer. The reason the "D" model is being used in more performances is because the Thunderbird aircraft are under going "SLEP". Service Life Extension Program. With scheduled maintenance, sometimes they have six or seven aircraft at a show site with a total fleet of 11.
With the hours the Thunderbirds put on the air frames, their aircraft are kinda used as test beds for modifications.Comment
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