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Old September 26th 03, 09:31 PM
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On 26 Sep 2003 08:08:25 -0700, (Kirk Stant)
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dave999 wrote in message ...
Asked the crew chief at the last airshow. He showed me the spiral
antenna and the wire which you can see by looking up inside the gear
sponson behind that black plastic cover (not just black paint). Don't
know exactly what it's for tho.

Thanks. Now if we can just get someone to find out what it is for
(assuming it isn't classified).

More and more curious.

Kirk


Old UHF/TACAN Antenna?

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/a...chemesdb_1.htm


Each had the underside UHF/TACAN antenna mounted forward, next to the
nose gear door

All had the old box-style antenna under the nose (to the right of the
gun) and under the tail