Finn Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Here is a pic of an RA-5C with the photo flasher pod under the left wing and under the right wing, it looks like a SUU-21 practice bomb dispenser: http://naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=16007073 Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Here is another one with o/b pylon as well: http://api.ning.com/files/dsIxdJAzeBhoYixXQ-AsgUPWP66fS-A4aGzDPNZdCMTp3AdCZzllU3Hq0npmQfFSi8f3BbwCUvdeIr7J0vHZ5I3ML52x85jx/whatisitvigi.bmp Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 We need an accurate, well done model of this aircraft in 1/48th scale. Any manufacturer out there listening? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Well, they still had the A of Attack in their unit designations, so I guess they trained some bombing techniques sometimes. Here are those pods again, on a publicity shot from North American, back when it was still just an A-5: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 chaff and or flare dispenser? looks like chaff/flare buckets in the bottom of that thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 To be clear, Jari meant the cylinder shaped thing with the pointy nose, as seen on the pic above, between the Bullpups and fueltanks. The other store on his pics is a flash pod, for night photography. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 definitely looks like a SUU-21 to me... which to the best of my knowledge does not exist in 1/48 (I've been hunting for some for my F-111E...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-ONE27 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yet another bird I wish I had the privilege to see fly before they were gone 😔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 definitely looks like a SUU-21 to me... which to the best of my knowledge does not exist in 1/48 (I've been hunting for some for my F-111E...) DACO has a 1/48 SUU-21 in his F-104 update set and ERTL had one in a couple of their 1/48 F-104 boxings. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony.t Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Cylindrical pod looks like a rearwards-ejecting parachute flare dispenser, maybe something similar to an SUU-44 ? Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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