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Super Hornet Block II - IRST mounted in a fuel tank



 
 
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Old July 7th 07, 08:51 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval,rec.aviation.military
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Default Super Hornet Block II - IRST mounted in a fuel tank

According to the following link from Boeing, in future Super Hornet is
gonna receive an Infra-Red Search and Track device to be built in a
standard 480 US Gallon fuel tank. The idea of the device looks very
interesting:

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...70702a_nr.html

The sensor-fusion in combat jets nowadays becomes impressing - with
separate helmet-mounted sights for each crew member and multi-sensor
detection they really keep up with what was seen before only in attack
helicopters...

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Old July 7th 07, 05:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval,rec.aviation.military
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Default Super Hornet Block II - IRST mounted in a fuel tank

they are using the tank for testing.....please read again and below
Boeing will conduct a prototype flight demonstration in the first quarter of 2008, using a modified 480-gallon centerline fuel tank to house the IRST system. The modified fuel tank provides a cost effective, software-only integration approach, requiring no structural or wiring changes to the aircraft. This supports potential integration of IRST on existing and future F/A-18E/F/G aircraft.

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According to the following link from Boeing, in future Super Hornet is
gonna receive an Infra-Red Search and Track device to be built in a
standard 480 US Gallon fuel tank. The idea of the device looks very
interesting:

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...70702a_nr.html

The sensor-fusion in combat jets nowadays becomes impressing - with
separate helmet-mounted sights for each crew member and multi-sensor
detection they really keep up with what was seen before only in attack
helicopters...

Best regards,
Jacek

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Old July 7th 07, 08:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval,rec.aviation.military
Henry J Cobb
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Default Super Hornet Block II - IRST mounted in a fuel tank

wrote:
According to the following link from Boeing, in future Super Hornet is
gonna receive an Infra-Red Search and Track device to be built in a
standard 480 US Gallon fuel tank. The idea of the device looks very
interesting:

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...70702a_nr.html

Don't you mean a sub-standard 350 gallon fuel tank?

-HJC
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Old July 8th 07, 11:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval,rec.aviation.military
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Default Super Hornet Block II - IRST mounted in a fuel tank

Yeah, they wrote: "Boeing will conduct a PROTOTYPE flight
demonstration in the first quarter of 2008, using a modified 480-
gallon centerline fuel tank to house the IRST system."

So I assume they use the bigger, F/A-18E/F tank for tests (not a 330-
gallon tank used on F/A-18A...D - sorry, but I neither have any idea
about the 350-gallon one, nor it is mentioned in the text).

But also - later on: "The PRODUCTION system will contain more than 330
gallons of fuel in addition to providing the IRST capability."

That makes me think the idea is a bit similar to ARS ("buddy refueling
store"), with a device placed inside a tank, and empty space filled
with fuel cells.

 




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