Raptor.777 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Did F-105D's ever carry AIM 9 sidewinders for self defense in combination with jamming pods while on bombing runs? Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Yes they did. Based on pictures it looks like the AIM-9B was usually carried under the right wing. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Were they all single loaded on a pylon or 2 missiles on a dual rail pylon? Thanks for the pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) There are a few pictures out there with the dual launcher, but it didn't seem to be used very much. By far the single rail installation was the one seen the most. You'll notice on the picture below that the Thud is still in the aluminum lacquer paint scheme. Regards, Murph Edited March 21, 2023 by Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, Murph said: There are a few pictures out there with the dual launcher, but it didn't seem to be used very much. By far the single rail installation was the one seen the most. You'll notice on the picture below that the Thud is still in the aluminum lacquer paint scheme. Regards, Murph Where would one get the dual rail mount? That looks pretty cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathant Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Phase hangar resin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun21 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 10:09 PM, Murph said: There are a few pictures out there with the dual launcher, but it didn't seem to be used very much. By far the single rail installation was the one seen the most. You'll notice on the picture below that the Thud is still in the aluminum lacquer paint scheme. Regards, Murph During the late 60's when we could we carried the twin mount mostly to RP 6 and sometimes 5. Cheers Itch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Did they ever use the AIM 9E or was it always the AIM 9B?. I Like the lookout the E's better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Raptor.777 said: Did they ever use the AIM 9E or was it always the AIM 9B?. I Like the lookout the E's better Bs only. Rolling Thunder ended at the end of October 1968. AIM-9Es were a modification of the AIM-9B that became operational in 1969, but no one was going into North Vietnam then. The F-105Ds were withdrawn from SEA by the end of 1970 and we didn't start bombing NVN again (seriously) until Line Backer in May 1972. At that time the USAF used primarily AIM-9Es with the AIM-9J making a limited appearance beginning in July 1972. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 hour ago, mrvark said: Bs only. Rolling Thunder ended at the end of October 1968. AIM-9Es were a modification of the AIM-9B that became operational in 1969, but no one was going into North Vietnam then. The F-105Ds were withdrawn from SEA by the end of 1970 and we didn't start bombing NVN again (seriously) until Line Backer in May 1972. At that time the USAF used primarily AIM-9Es with the AIM-9J making a limited appearance beginning in What are the major differences between the B and the E? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, Raptor.777 said: What are the major differences between the B and the E? FWIW F-105's had 3 air to air kills with the B version. B to E. E was essentially an upgraded B with a better cooling system, different materials for the seeker dome, and a different rocket motor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, Raptor.777 said: What are the major differences between the B and the E? The AIM-9E incorporated the Low Altitude Performance (LAP) seeker, which was 6.5" longer and pointier than the AIM-9B seeker. Also, it's canards were attached with screws instead of being permanently attached in the factory. Aside from the seeker, the remainder of the missile was unchanged. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Here are a couple more F-105 photos with AIM-9s: edit: one more, note the pylon colour: Jari Edited March 23, 2023 by Finn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Finn said: Here are a couple more F-105 photos with AIM-9s: edit: one more, note the pylon colour: Jari Awesome photos. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) I just got my Phase hangar resin sidewinder missile pylon set and I also got the Eduard/Brassin AN?ALQ 87 jamming pod. I see that there are a couple different configuarations for the jamming pod. One has blades up front, I'm assuming to spin to generate power, one has a flat nose and is just a plain nose and also different antenna configurations. Looking for something that was used in the late 60's. Anyone have any pics they would like to share? All this is for the F-105D Thanks Jeff Edited March 26, 2023 by Raptor.777 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Here are a couple of pics, the early pods had blades on the nose to generate the power to the pod while later ones used the aircraft's power: also the antennas varied depending on what radar frequencies needed to be jammed. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 By late 1967 all F-105s had been modified to supply electrical power to the AN/ALQ-87s. The RATs were occasionally seen later than that if there was an electrical problem with the aircraft/pylon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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