![]() ![]() The USAF will provide an AC-130H for modification. Moving the tanks outboard also provides greater wing bending relief.įunding will allow Columbus, Ohio-based Snow to complete computational fluid-dynamics modelling and perform windtunnel and flight testing of the wingtip tanks. The tanks reduce induced drag and improve climb performance, he says. ![]() "The tank hangs below the tip and acts as an endplate for the wing," says president Harry Snow. The tip tanks replace the AC-130's underwing tanks, providing the same fuel capacity, but improved aerodynamics. The tip tanks have been designed by Hercules modification specialist Snow Aviation, which has received a $5.9 million contract to modify and flight test an AC-130H. US Air Force special operations forces are to evaluate wingtip tanks as a means of improving the performance of its heavily armed Lockheed Martin AC-130 gunships. GRAHAM WARWICK /WASHINGTON DC Modification promises to improve climb performance of heavily loaded Hercules gunship
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