A-4 Unusual Loads

[Finn]

Checking thru the various aircraft carrier cruise book photos here:

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html

 

a few interesting loads on the A-4 for those who want to hang something different under their Scooters:

 

A Mk-81 Snakeye with a 220lb frag bomb being added to the same TER:

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-66/058.htm

 

Mk-82 on the bottom station and a Mk-81 on the inboard side of the TER:

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-66/255.htm

 

2 Mk-82s and a Mk-81 on same TER (slat up for those with the HB A-4):

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv64-67/184.htm

 

camera on c/l pylon front:

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv64-67/213.htm

 

Bullpup on one pylon, fuel tank on the other side:

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv64-67/185.htm

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv64-67/199.htm

 

A-4E with Mark 4 gun pod on one side, Mk-81s on the other side:

 

http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-70/056.htm

 

Jari

[mingwin]

Thanks Finn, nice finds...as usual

 

from the photo showing the TER loaded with 2 mk-82 and a Mk-81, it seems like there wouldn't have been much clearance for a bigger load on that side of the TER... 

 

[Finn]

8 hours ago, mingwin said:

from the photo showing the TER loaded with 2 mk-82 and a Mk-81, it seems like there wouldn't have been much clearance for a bigger load on that side of the TER... 

 

 

That's why most photos show usually nothing on the inboard side of the TER, also note the top forward crutch pad on the Mk-81 swaybrace is almost all the way down to give the bomb just a little more clearance.

 

Jari