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...

aircraft. CFTs have a reduced aerodynamic penalty compared to external drop tanks, and do not significantly increase an aircraft's radar cross-section....

drop tanks. Drop tanks, external tanks, wing tanks, pylon tanks or belly tanks are all terms used to describe auxiliary externally mounted fuel tanks...

aircraft will require a ferry tank to supply it with enough fuel to travel the excess miles. The first ferry tanks were drop tanks that fit externally on the...

be retrieved during exit for convenience. These are also called drop tanks. A drop tank is usually rigged to be carried in a sling mount, and has a regulator...

It is most often made out of a modified aircraft drop tank. The main attraction is the drop tank's excellent aerodynamics due to it being streamlined...

external drop tanks — 1 × 800 L (180 imp gal) centre-line drop tank; 2 × 800 L (180 imp gal) or 1,100 L (240 imp gal) inboard under-wing drop tanks for extended...

(Long-range version of E-1 using drop tank installation of E-7, 4 × 7.92 mm/.312 in MG 17) E-9 (Recon version of E-7/N, drop tank, camera equipment, 2 × 7.92 mm/...

the Corsair was the first to be able to carry a drop tank under the center-section. With drop tanks fitted, the fighter had a maximum ferry range of...

for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, and a 108-gallon (409 L) cylindrical drop tank made by the British and used by the P-47 and the North American P-51 Mustang...