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An air-to-air left underside view of USAF F-16A #50746 with eight CBU-58 bombs mounted on multiple stores ejection racks (MSER) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtips on November 18th, 1982. [USAF photo by Harrison]

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  • johnwill on 2007-Apr-28 06:48:21 johnwill said



    Note the large horizontal tail installed on this FSD airplane and the camera installed under the tail leading edge. This was a test flight to measure store seperation loads on the MSER and weapon pylon. The MSER was never put into service as far as I know - too heavy, too much drag.

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    Based at Langley AFB to test a decouple pylon concept. The aircraft received the larger block 15 stabs and the tail also received the extended tail housing for a parachute during this time.

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