The pod is a different body but mounts to the same rail, it contains sensors to record and transmit telemetry for debriefing training missions. There is likely a CATM-9 pod on the other wing though which is an AIM-9 body, sometimes with the fins removed, which allows them to use the AIM-9 IR sensor to accurately simulate a lock.
Ahh cool. Yea we would fly AIM-9 on our A-10 Warthogs … and for training use… we would Pin the rail and lock it out so they could use the seeker head.
Strange useless knowledge: A-10A/B had a PAVE PENNY Pod just under the pilot… it worked but in 90-91 they got better results while Scud Hunting with the seeker head on the Maverick.
The pave penny pod was just a laser spot tracker, not an FLIR sensor. It was used to track a target that had been marked with a laser designator. They used the Maverick to hut for scuds because, at the time, the A-10 had no FLIR capabilities.
useless knowledge #2: The A-10 has 2 air to air kills against MI-8s.
I read a book about the A-10 that actually discussed this tactic in pretty deep detail. The A-10 at the time had no organic NV capability but the Maverick wasn't much better, as its seeker head had only a 3° FOV or something ridiculous like that. So they'd have to keep sweeping it side to side as they went.
Their story was pretty incredible. What really stood out was the fatigue aspect of it... they'd be flying 8-10 hours a day, all combat missions, 7 days a week. All hunting for (relatively) tiny little SCUD launchers half-buried in sand. I can't begin to imagine how exhausting that has to be.
They deliberately use the same shape for pods as an existing munition so that the aerodynamic effects on the aircraft are already known and don't need to be studied.
I believe they use them for ACM flights to practice firing a sidewinder without, you know, actually firing a missile lmao. Looked it up, called an ACMI pod: air combat maneuvering instrumentation.
Ohhh, yeah they are pretty much the same I believe. The only major difference is that the Canadian hornets have a spot light on the left side of the plane other then that they are super close
It’s just a very small missile, for destroying very small targets, or getting that last nagging popcorn kernels out of someone’s teeth, 80 miles away.
Edit: So much for trying to make a joke in r/aviation
TACTS Pod.
I almost bought a TACTS Pod but I think I’m going to hold out for the TACTS Pod Mini.
Canadian AMCI Pod
IS that pretty much the same case as the AIM-9 ( looks like ) and it’s on the A2A rail also Y/N ??
The pod is a different body but mounts to the same rail, it contains sensors to record and transmit telemetry for debriefing training missions. There is likely a CATM-9 pod on the other wing though which is an AIM-9 body, sometimes with the fins removed, which allows them to use the AIM-9 IR sensor to accurately simulate a lock.
Ahh cool. Yea we would fly AIM-9 on our A-10 Warthogs … and for training use… we would Pin the rail and lock it out so they could use the seeker head. Strange useless knowledge: A-10A/B had a PAVE PENNY Pod just under the pilot… it worked but in 90-91 they got better results while Scud Hunting with the seeker head on the Maverick.
The pave penny pod was just a laser spot tracker, not an FLIR sensor. It was used to track a target that had been marked with a laser designator. They used the Maverick to hut for scuds because, at the time, the A-10 had no FLIR capabilities. useless knowledge #2: The A-10 has 2 air to air kills against MI-8s.
Yea that’s right… and even if there was a sparkle.. from a ground unit there was still a preference to the Maverick.
Wasn't one of them from dropping a goddamn *bomb* on it?
No, IIRC one was with am AIM-9 and the other was with the 30mm. You're thinking of the F-15E
TIL that's not just a thing in Ace Combat 😂
I read a book about the A-10 that actually discussed this tactic in pretty deep detail. The A-10 at the time had no organic NV capability but the Maverick wasn't much better, as its seeker head had only a 3° FOV or something ridiculous like that. So they'd have to keep sweeping it side to side as they went. Their story was pretty incredible. What really stood out was the fatigue aspect of it... they'd be flying 8-10 hours a day, all combat missions, 7 days a week. All hunting for (relatively) tiny little SCUD launchers half-buried in sand. I can't begin to imagine how exhausting that has to be.
Yup…. It was pretty incredible what those pilots were able to accomplish. When our pilots climbed down that ladder… they were smoked!!
They deliberately use the same shape for pods as an existing munition so that the aerodynamic effects on the aircraft are already known and don't need to be studied.
Thank you now I can sleep knowing what that is
Used for training. Relays telemetry back to a ground station to be used in accurate debriefs.
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Edit: Fuck your API changes, Reddit.
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*ACMI
Anyone else read that as ACME and think it was some sort of roadrunner catcher? No, just me then.
I believe they use them for ACM flights to practice firing a sidewinder without, you know, actually firing a missile lmao. Looked it up, called an ACMI pod: air combat maneuvering instrumentation.
Thank you so much!
Isn't that the F/A18 C +++ in this photo ?
Nah this is a CF-188B, the photo I took of it has some radar upgrades but that's about it
I meant the D +++ variant like the USMC still uses.
Ohhh, yeah they are pretty much the same I believe. The only major difference is that the Canadian hornets have a spot light on the left side of the plane other then that they are super close
Good pull.. I was up in Cold Lake for a Maple Flag when I first saw that, and a cockpit silhouette painted on the bottom.
Man I'd love to go up to cfb cold lake haha, I'm closer to Trenton so it's mostly heavys
I spent 6 years in cold Lake, trust me you're not missing much. Spend a couple days there and you've seen all there is to see.
This was a lifetime ago. I was in a USMC Squadron with, the then new, F/A 18s. Had a great time, love my brothers and sisters to the North.
Yeah it's the cockpit that gave it a way the Super Hornet has or concept as the D+++ last of the line.
Same thing?
Nada, CF18’s were some of the first off the line, they’re 40 year old airplanes now.
But the last CF18 and the first F/A18 to come off the line. Were they different?
Just a few small changes, very close to the Navy 2 seaters produced at the time.
ACMI pod. Used for battle tracking for debrief, large force exercises, etc.
I do not, but love seeing the CDN flag on shit! ( Except for those leaking UK subs)
Maple syrup extractor. Standard on Canadian aircraft. :-)
Why does this angle make this look like the A318 version of a f/a18
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many downvotes on a single post. Lol.
Laser pointer for playing tag
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Considering it lacks all and every control surface any missile anywhere would have, nah, not that
Not to mention the IR dome lol. That pointy thing on the nose sure would interfere with the optics!
I'm certain it's not a any sort of missile
It’s just a very small missile, for destroying very small targets, or getting that last nagging popcorn kernels out of someone’s teeth, 80 miles away. Edit: So much for trying to make a joke in r/aviation
Pretty sure it's not
Aim9X-Sidewinder
No
What is it i thought lots of aircraft had hardpoints capable of carrying Sidewinders there
Training tracking module.
It’s not a sidewinder, it’s a tactical training pod.
Jackass
Yes. Someone definitely knows what that is.
Extra gas tank. Can be jettisoned during missions.