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Drop tank

In aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft. A drop tank is expendable and often capable of being jettisoned. External tanks are commonplace on modern military aircraft and occasionally found in civilian ones, although the latter are less likely to be discarded…

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Drop tank

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related to history · 18
Drop tank → According, August, Bf, Fitted, Focke-Wulf Fw, Jiro Horikoshi, Ju, Luftwaffe, March, Messerschmitt Bf, Mitsubishi A5M, Selfridge Field's, Spanish Civil War, Stuka, The, The Messerschmitt Bf, US, World War II
related to Automotive use · 12
Drop tank → According, After World War II, Bill Burke, Bonneville Salt Flats, California, Even, GM, P-38 Lightning, P-51 Mustang, So-Cal Speed Shop, US, War
related to External links · 10
Drop tank → Chuck's Cardboard Model Aircraft, Drop, Media, RAF's Stored Weaponry, Unlocked, We Get Access, Wikimedia Commons Weapon Vault, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, Years, YouTubeWW2 Paper Drop Tanks
related to Aeronautical use · 8
Drop tank → At, II, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Malliga MAL, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Speedbird, The, The Prue
related to Post-war use · 7
Drop tank → Dassault Mirage IIIs, English Electric Lightnings, Mach, SNEB, The Convair B-58 Hustler, The Matra JL-100, US
related to overview · 6
Drop tank → CFTs, Drag, External, Some, The, Usually
related to Paper-based drop tanks · 5
Drop tank → British, Faced, Northern European, Since, Such

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Benjamin Sinstance ofAmerican policy opposed drop tanks but airmen0.80text
the Dassault Mirage IIIsinstance ofof fuel behind into one single aerodynamically shaped pod for mounting on combat aircraft0.80text
English Electric Lightningsinstance ofof fuel behind into one single aerodynamically shaped pod for mounting on combat aircraft0.80text
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useAt0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useThe Prue0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useLockheed P-38 Lightning0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useThe0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useMalliga MAL0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useSpeedbird0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Aeronautical useII0.60section
Drop tankrelated to Automotive useAfter World War II0.60section

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