Alfredson007 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 The US President Trump was visiting us here in Finland today and one Hornet had to identify an unauthorized flight. A photo: https://is.mediadelivery.fi/img/1920/ed6b4d1007764799b55cafbbbac76023.jpg.webp I am interested in the thing on the center store, what is it? Some sort of sensor? Also, can someone identify those missiles on the wingtips, are those 9X sidewinders? Looks kind a small? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_17 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) https://www.google.de/search?q=litening+ii+targeting+pod&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbquTIs6TcAhUMy6QKHVbnDTAQ_AUICygC&biw=2560&bih=1307 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litening Yes those are Aim-9X Sidewinders. Edited July 16, 2018 by Nick_17 1) Asus ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming Wifi D4 / i9 13900K @ 5,5 Ghz / Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB DDR4 RAM @ 3200 Mhz / Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 / 2 x 4 TB SSD Samsung 870 Evo / 2 x 1 TB M.2 SSD Samsung 980 Pro / Meta Quest Pro 2) Asus ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming / i9 10900K @ 4,9 Ghz / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB DDR4 RAM @ 3200 Mhz / Asus ROG Strix RTX 3090 / 1 TB SSD Samsung 870 Evo / 500 GB M.2 SSD Samsung 980 Pro / HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfredson007 Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Ha! So it is, thanks. Never heard that before. Wonder, what the heck were they planning on doing with it tho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oesau Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 ID the aircraft - the RAAF Hornets have done this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven (Elysian Angel) Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Ha! So it is, thanks. Never heard that before. Wonder, what the heck were they planning on doing with it tho.. Modern targeting pods have an A/A mode, that can be slaved to the radar. The purpose is indeed what Oesau said: to ID an aircraft at distances too far away for the Mk I eyeball. The ATFLIR we'll be getting for the DCS: F/A-18C will have that functionality as well. I'd happily trade a single AIM120 for that pod, even on pure A/A missions. The F-14 had the TCS for that exact purpose, but since its retirement, fighters no longer natively have that capability and need to use a TPOD instead. Spoiler Ryzen 9 5900X | 64GB G.Skill TridentZ 3600 | Gigabyte RX6900XT | ASUS ROG Strix X570-E GAMING | Samsung 990Pro 2TB + 960Pro 1TB NMVe | HP Reverb G2 Pro Flight Trainer Puma | VIRPIL MT-50CM2+3 base / CM2 x2 grip with 200 mm S-curve extension + CM3 throttle + CP2/3 + FSSB R3L + VPC Rotor TCS Plus base with SharKa-50 grip mounted on Monstertech MFC-1 | TPR rudder pedals OpenXR | PD 1.0 | 100% render resolution | DCS "HIGH" preset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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