Drop Tank List: Difference between revisions

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Unfortunately, as drop tanks are government furnished equipment (GFE), they are often not as well described as other manufacturer supplied parts in aircraft manuals. Furthermore, given that they were were inherently disposable and therefore no longer needed to be tracked once expended, it is likely that less care was given to identifying and marking them.

As the official names are so variable, the ~~entries are ordered according to~~ capacity, rather than ~~alphabetically~~. Note also that the volume used in the name of a drop tank is often the useable, and not the total, capacity.

As the official names are so variable, the default sort order is based on capacity, rather than alphanumeric. Note also that the volume used in the name of a drop tank is often the useable, and not the total, capacity.

Not all dimensions are always provided. Most frequent is length. Some list both height and width, while others instead state diameter. If only one dimension is included, it is most likely length. If only two, it is likely length and diameter. If three, it is likely length, width and height.

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 Unfortunately, as drop tanks are government furnished equipment (GFE), they are often not as well described as other manufacturer supplied parts in aircraft manuals. Furthermore, given that they were were inherently disposable and therefore no longer needed to be tracked once expended, it is likely that less care was given to identifying and marking them.
-As the official names are so variable, the entries are ordered according to capacity, rather than alphabetically. Note also that the volume used in the name of a drop tank is often the useable, and not the total, capacity.
+As the official names are so variable, the default sort order is based on capacity, rather than alphanumeric. Note also that the volume used in the name of a drop tank is often the useable, and not the total, capacity.
 Not all dimensions are always provided. Most frequent is length. Some list both height and width, while others instead state diameter. If only one dimension is included, it is most likely length. If only two, it is likely length and diameter. If three, it is likely length, width and height.