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HI,

 

I'm looking pylons for my F/A-18 Hornet A/C with the Kinetic kit.

 

For AIM-7M Sparrow:

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I find reference on Reid Air & Daco books with LAU-115 launcher.

 

For AIM-9L/M Sidewinder, it used the same LAU-115 launcher with 2 LAU-127 rails.

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Here with AIM-120 and AIM-9 on Canadian Hornet.

 

 

Does LAU-115 launcher exist in 1/48 ?

 

Thanks for your help

SPang

 

 

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Attach Squadron Models makes the LAU-115/LAU-127 combo (called "the Monster" out in the fleet). There is a seller on EBay called "rebelalpha" who has them for sale. I've bought loads of stuff from that seller and he's great, very well trusted.

 

 

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For the legacy Hornet, the Monster was configured with LAU-7's up to around 2005, after that LAU-127's were use. For the Super Hornet, it has always been LAU-127's, so depending on the platform and time frame you are doing will determine what launchers you would use.

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If you are going to do a "Monster" during the Desert Storm era you are going to want to use LAU-7's and the LAU-115C/A picture below in Finn's post. The earlier LAU-115A/A's (did not have the strongback like the one pictured below) were out of service by D/S. Also, you can only do a LAU-115 with AIM-9M Sidewinders on the outboard stations, if you are just hanging AIM-7's, outboard only on the F-18A/B, outboard and inboard on F-18C/D/A+/A++/C+.

 

hth

8 hours ago, Finn said:

Also the LAU-115 changed over the years:

 

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Jari

 

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8 hours ago, GW8345 said:

If you are going to do a "Monster" during the Desert Storm era you are going to want to use LAU-7's and the LAU-115C/A picture below in Finn's post. The earlier LAU-115A/A's (did not have the strongback like the one pictured below) were out of service by D/S. Also, you can only do a LAU-115 with AIM-9M Sidewinders on the outboard stations, if you are just hanging AIM-7's, outboard only on the F-18A/B, outboard and inboard on F-18C/D/A+/A++/C+.

 

hth

 

 

 

Actually, we (MAG-11 Marines) had 115A/A at Sheik Isa during ODS. I have photos of Hornets from VMFA-314 and VMFA-235 with them and AIM-7 loaded.

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6 minutes ago, Dave Roof said:

 

 

Actually, we (MAG-11 Marines) had 115A/A at Sheik Isa during ODS. I have photos of Hornets from VMFA-314 and VMFA-235 with them and AIM-7 loaded.

My mistake, I thought they had all been converted over to C/A's. It might be that they removed the A/As from the carriers since they couldn't take the arrested landing very well.

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On 6. November 2017 at 9:35 PM, spang said:

HI,

 

For AIM-9L/M Sidewinder, it used the same LAU-115 launcher with 2 LAU-127 rails.

tumblr_nhv84xvhdt1txx6x7o2_1280.jpg?w=62

Here with AIM-120 and AIM-9 on Canadian Hornet.

 

 

Is this the current QRA load out in Canada? Would the wingtips be empty?

Thanks

Scout

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6 minutes ago, SCOUT712 said:

Is this the current QRA load out in Canada? Would the wingtips be empty?

Thanks

Scout

 

Canadian CF-188 Hornet flies over Lithuania on November 20, 2014 for NATO Baltic Air Policing 

 

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SPang

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Here is another one with two AIM-120:

 

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a training load with LGB practice round, empty LAU-115 and you can make out flares (just below the seeker head of the targeting pod) on the left side and chaff (blue) on the right:

 

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Jari

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