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:
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
I’m not sure about the scale dimension's on the diagram. They don’t seem to relate to the full scale ones.
ReplyDeleteFor 1/72 scale, the box is 3" wide and the tank is about 2.5 inches long (182.5"/72); for 1/48 scale, the box is 4.5" wide and the tank is about 3 13/16" long.
DeleteI use a dimensioned box on my illustrations because they can sometimes be deferentially stretched during the printing process. It serves as a check that the illustration has been reproduced at the same scale in height and width.
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