KJakker Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) What is the external pylon type and weapons the B-52 in the picture below carrying? It is not a Hound Dog and does not look like a Bullpup to me. I also did not think that Skybolt reached the prototype stage. What else could it be? Edited March 28, 2021 by KJakker
+Wrench Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 they're skybolts, but I can't cut the image out of my SSP book (stupid pdf reader....) the "Boeing B-52 In Action #1153" has a couple of picture of those missiles.
KJakker Posted March 28, 2021 Author Posted March 28, 2021 Okay, thanks. I have never seen that pylon before and I never knew they got that far with development. It seems the Skybolt had two different RV/nose cones which is why I did not recognize it.
Mike Dora Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Wasn’t just the B-52 that was tested carrying dummy Skybolts, they were tried on Vulcans as well. The RAF intent was for Skybolt to replace the rather unreliable Blue Steel. Preparations went as far as most Vulcan B2s being manufactured with the necessary wing hard points. Twenty years after Skybolt was cancelled, these hardpoints suddenly became useful as somewhere to hang Shrike ARMs for long-range SEAD sorties during the Falklands War. 1
+Wrench Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 what's funny, after the PDF fail, I went and did the usual search, and found the dual carrier as resin bits for the model kits!! https://www.click2detail.net/store/p64/1%3A72_GAM-87_Skybolt_Set_(Type_1)_for_B-52H.html both types of noses
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