Drop Tank List: Difference between revisions

! Name !! Capacity !! Material !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Aircraft !! Comments

| External Auxiliary 60 Gal. Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions with Illustrated Parts Breakdown: External Auxiliary 60 Gal. Fuel Tank |date=1 May 1964 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam9 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 60 gallons<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> || || External || Kellett Aircraft<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> ||  ||  

| Mark 10<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || 100 gallons<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || || External ||  || Corsair<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> ||  

| Fuel Tank Assembly (150 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: Fuel Tank Assembly (150 Gallon) |date=1 July 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam19 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" /> ||  || Also known as Aero 1A and Aero 1C<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" />

| Mark 12<ref name="Ginter" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="Ginter" /> || || External ||  || Albatross{{efn|Exact model unclear from context.}}<ref name="Ginter" /> ||  

| External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Parts Catalog: External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity |date=15 January 1951 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> ||  ||

| 230-Gallon Centerline Tip Tank<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Model T2V-1 230-Gallon Centerline Tip Tank |date=1 April 1959 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam2 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 230 gallons<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || || External, wingtip || Lockheed Aircraft<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || T2V-1<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || For more information, see [http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2025/12/lockheed-t-33-tip-tank.html blog post]

| External Jettison Fuel Tank 255 Gallon Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: External Jettison Fuel Tank 255 Gallon Capacity |date=13 September 1950 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june15fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 255 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1" /> || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1" /> ||  ||

| Mark 8, Mod 0<ref name="AL-FH-50">{{cite book |title=Flight Handbook: Navy Models UF-2, UF-2G Aircraft |date=15 July 1961 |page=50 |url=http://www.avialogs.com/aircraft-g/grumman/item/102742-navweps-01-85ac-1-flight-handbook-uf-2-uf-2g-albatross |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> || 295 gallons{{efn|Fully serviced, not usable fuel.}}<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || || External ||  || UF-2, UF-2G<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> ||  

| 300 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank (Long Tail) Aero 1D<ref name="Thomason">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=Douglas Low-drag External Fuel Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=31 July 2011}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="Thomason" /> || || External ||  || A-6, A-7, AD, A2D, A4D, F3D, F4D, S-3<ref name="Thomason" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article, name unclear, for additional discussion of dimensions, see [http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/85502-evaluating-trumpeter-aero-1d-external-fuel-tanks forum thread]

| Fuel Tank Assembly (300 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Fuel Tank Assembly (300 Gallon) |date=15 June 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam15 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> ||  || Also known as Aero 1A and Aero 1B<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" />

| Mark 8, Mod 1<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || 304 gallons{{efn|Fully serviced, not usable fuel.}}<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || || External ||  || UF-2, UF-2G<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> ||  

| 370 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions: 370 Gallon Fuel Tanks |date=15 November 1964 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam5 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 370 gallons<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> || || External || Royal Industries<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> || F-4B, F-4C<ref>{{cite book |title=Overhaul with Parts Breakdown: 370 Gallon Tank and Ejector Pylon Assembly |date=1 February 1966 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam33 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> ||  

| 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank<ref name="Thomason" /> || 400 gallons<ref name="Thomason" /> || || External ||  || A4D<ref name="Thomason" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article, name unclear

| Fuel Tank Assembly (400 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Fuel Tank Assembly (400 Gallon) |date=15 June 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam16 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 400 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> ||  || May be identical to 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank

| 600 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions: 600 Gallon Fuel Tanks |date=15 April 1965 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam7 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 600 gallons<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> || || External || Royal Industries<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> ||  ||  

| External Centerline Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12">{{cite book |title=Overhaul: External Centerline Fuel Tank |date=1 December 1965 |pages=title, 1-1/1-2 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam34 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 600 gallons<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> || || External || McDonnell Aircraft<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> ||  ||  

| Centerline Wing Tip Tank<ref name="ACL-CWTT-T1">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: Centerline Wing Tip Tank |date=1 December 1958 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam14 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> ||  || || External, wingtip || Fletcher Aviation{{efn|Under license from Lockheed Aircraft.}}<ref name="ACL-CWTT-T1" /> ||  ||

| Tank, Fuel, Aircraft, External, Removable[,] Type I<ref name="Spennemann">{{cite web |last1=Spennemann |first1=Dirk H.R. |title=Secondary Use of Artefacts and the Development of a New Historical Context: An Example of the Jet Age |url=http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/B24/Drop_Tanks.html |website=Digital Micronesia |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=1995}}</ref><ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120">{{cite book |title=Flight Handbook USAF Series F-86E Aircraft |date=26 November 1956 |pages=1-19–1-20 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan28f86ssch3 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> || 120 gallons<ref name="Spennemann" /> || || External || Shin Meiwa Industry<ref name="Spennemann" />, Pastushin Aviation<ref name="Proxibid" /> || F-86E<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Knockdown kit<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> Evidently, multiple different types of 120 gallon F-86 tanks were made as the data plate on one states it is manufacturer's part number "223-0000" and weighs 125 pounds empty,<ref name="Spennemann" /> while the data sticker on another states it is manufacturer's part number "136-10000-1" and weighs 118 pounds empty.<ref name="Proxibid">{{cite web |title=Korean War North American F-86 Sabre Drop Tank |url=http://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/50390679/korean-war-north-american-f86-sabre-drop-tank |website=Proxibid |access-date=21 August 2026 |date=12 October 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, the parts manual for the F-86E gives the part numbers for the left-hand{{efn|Right hand tank part numbers were identical, except for the final digit being a "2" instead of a "1".}} 120 gallon drop tanks as "161-48201-101", which was superseded by "172-48201-1".<ref name="ACL-IPBUSF86EA-53">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: USAF Series F-86E Aircraft |date=11 November 1955 |pages=53 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan28f86ssch2 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref>

| Type II<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|Name is taken from manual, but may not be aircraft agnostic.}} || 200 gallons{{efn|Relationship between assembly requirement and capacity confusingly stated in manual, but context suggests that one of each type of assembly requirement and capacity existed.}}<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || External ||  || F-86E-15<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Knockdown kit<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />

| Type III<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|Name is taken from manual, but may not be aircraft agnostic.}} || 120 gallons{{efn|Relationship between assembly requirement and capacity confusingly stated in manual, but context suggests that one of each type of assembly requirement and capacity existed.}}<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || External ||  || F-86E<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Pre-assembled<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />

| Type IV<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|Name is taken from manual, but may not be aircraft agnostic.}} || 200 gallons{{efn|Relationship between assembly requirement and capacity confusingly stated in manual, but context suggests that one of each type of assembly requirement and capacity existed.}}<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || External ||  || F-86E-15<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Pre-assembled<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />