Lockheed T-33 Tip Tank

 Someone asked for the dimensions of the Fletcher tip tank carried by the T-33 (and occasionally seen on the F-84 Thunderjet), so down another rabbit hole I went. Thanks to Jerry Wells, who measured and photographed the example at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, this is the result:

One feature is a removable two-piece fairing that covers up the cavity where the tank is attached to the wing tip:

 

 

Ricardo Reis Photo

 Jerry Wells Photo

 

 Jerry Wells Photo

The trailing edge of the fin at the aft end of the tank is angled slightly forward and the tank is mounted with it parallel to the ground, not with dihedral like the wing.

 

 

Jerry Wells Photo

 Note the little access door on the inside of the aft end of the left tank only for storage of safety pins, etc.

 

 

Jerry Wells Photo