Eli Raphael Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi, Anyone know if they had reinforcing plates? Looked at the Isradecal book, but couldn't see any. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Good question, Eli. I'm really eager to see whether somebody can shed a light on that matter. This much is clear, a few had some. At least... So far, I haven't been able to identify any consistent system in reinforcement plate intallation on Barak II A/C, though. "506" had only the rear H-shaped stiffeners in 2004, the same for "512" plus strengthening plates at the stabilizer roots in 2008. In 2013 "525" was completely devoid of fuselage stiffeners, only depicting the stabilizer root strengthening plates. Cheers, Erik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Something's just crossed my mind... As to the manufacturing timeline, Israeli Block 40 positively coincide with early USAF Block 50/50A. Given this, some of the Block 50's structural improvements may have been carried over to the Barak II during manufacturing. Moreover, compared with their US Block 40 counterparts, the Barak's TOW is significantly higher. The presence of TEC plates on individual airframes might be the result of a "ad hoc/repair as necessary" measure based on the actual wear and tear. Cheers, Erik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Erik, What is TOW? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Sorry... Take Off Weight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Sorry... Take Off Weight. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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