F-35 Eglin pod on port wing.

Dragon029 · by **Dragon029** » 10 Mar 2019, 06:59

juretrn wrote:Has a travel pod been certified to be carried by the F-35 at all?

Dragon029 wrote:This; also as for travel pods, it's been mentioned that there aren't any currently certified for flight, but that there's a decent amount of storage space behind the seat.

n3sk · by **n3sk** » 10 Mar 2019, 10:46

Keep an eye out if I see it again, I’ll pop back by

n3sk · by **n3sk** » 13 Mar 2019, 22:27

All right at 4:20 a f-35 I believe it was a navy version flew over with something on each wing. I got a good look this time. Long and skinny. Stuck out past the leading and trailing edge

steve2267 · by **steve2267** » 13 Mar 2019, 22:31

n3sk wrote:All right at 4:20 a f-35 I believe it was a navy version flew over with something on each wing. I got a good look this time. Long and skinny. Stuck out past the leading and trailing edge

How close to the wing tips were these long and skinny objects?

n3sk · by **n3sk** » 13 Mar 2019, 22:59

Mid wing and about 2o minutes later, one seemed to be missing??? Not sure if it was the same jet, I am only using the naked eye. There has been a lot of traffic in the last few days. Been a pleasure watching.

durahawk · by **durahawk** » 14 Mar 2019, 00:34

Dragon029 wrote:
juretrn wrote:Has a travel pod been certified to be carried by the F-35 at all?

Dragon029 wrote:This; also as for travel pods, it's been mentioned that there aren't any currently certified for flight, but that there's a decent amount of storage space behind the seat.

All US A models can carry travel pods. They go on stations 4 and 8 though so definitely not the observed store.

SpudmanWP · by **SpudmanWP** » 14 Mar 2019, 00:40

For those of you who don't already know....

steve2267 · by **steve2267** » 14 Mar 2019, 01:06

n3sk wrote:All right at 4:20 a f-35 I believe it was a navy version flew over with something on each wing. I got a good look this time. Long and skinny. Stuck out past the leading and trailing edge

n3sk wrote:Mid wing and about 2o minutes later, one seemed to be missing??? Not sure if it was the same jet, I am only using the naked eye. There has been a lot of traffic in the last few days. Been a pleasure watching.

Long and skinny... midwing... sticks out past the leading and trailing edge...

Where is this? Down near Eglin?

If I didn't know any better... I wonder if he wasn't seeing some sort of separation testing for the 5000lb GBU-28 on stations 3 & 9.

n3sk · by **n3sk** » 14 Mar 2019, 01:27

10 and 2 I think. You have me wanting to pull out my cannon camera to give a better description.

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 14 Mar 2019, 01:33

n3sk wrote:10 and 2 I think. You have me wanting to pull out my cannon camera to give a better description.

Now THAT will be helpful. :mrgreen:

steve2267 · by **steve2267** » 14 Mar 2019, 02:48

n3sk wrote:10 and 2 I think. You have me wanting to pull out my cannon camera to give a better description.

Yes please!

SpudmanWP · by **SpudmanWP** » 14 Mar 2019, 03:41

Without seeing anything..

1st thought, JASSM
2nd thought, EFT

steve2267 · by **steve2267** » 14 Mar 2019, 05:07

SpudmanWP wrote:Without seeing anything..

1st thought, JASSM

Long and skinny?

SpudmanWP wrote:2nd thought, EFT

"But 20 minutes later one seemed to be missing" ? If true... they punched one off? I mean, I suppose it's possible in the course of qualifying it they would punch one off and fly assymetrically... but I would think that sort of testing would occur at Edwards?

Wasn't Eglin the birthplace of the GBU-28? And don't they do a lot of weapex @ Eglin?

I dunno. I'm scratching my head at this point. "Long and skinny", extending beyond the leading and trailing edges of the wing... hmmm...

garrya · by **garrya** » 14 Mar 2019, 05:22

Long and skinny?

Or

n3sk · by **n3sk** » 14 Mar 2019, 10:30

That looks about right!