10-04-2018, 04:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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Originally Posted by jeffyjeep
It took (2) tries to get it right, but I got the 8" BT20 bisected and glued to the belly of the airframe. I glued the half PNC with CA gel.
Question: I know very little about the Jayhawk Target Drone. This 8" BT20 is called the "flare tube". Does that mean that on the real vehicle it releases flares for target practice from heat-seeking missiles?
TBC
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According to this page from the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point (Hawaii) the Jayhawk carried high intensity flares and radar reflectors to aid in its simulation role, appearing as a much larger target on radar. Interestingly, if you look at the picture, it appears to have two nozzles in the back as well as the flare tube orifice. But the specs list only one powerplant. Perhaps Blackshire would know for certain, he appears to be quite knowledgable about the Jayhawk/Sandpiper:
http://nambp.org/beechcraft-aqm-37a-jayhawk
http://www.forums.rocketshoppe.com/...=vashon+jayhawk
P.S. Did they relocate the launch lug for the improved kit? Used to be in the flare tube for the older model.
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