Juanjo D. Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Hi all! I'm progressing on my current project and was wondering if any of you would have some detailed pics pics on these late SH-60B style jammers... The ones inside the red marks.... Thanks in advance Juanjo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RotorheadTX Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 The one on the spine is just the mount for the 'Disco Light' IR jammer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spongebob Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) The bottom one is also just a mount for the disco light. The disco lights are fragile and freakin' expensive if you break one (about $180k in 1999 - thank AD1(AW) Winkle for buying us an extra one) so they don't get installed unless you actually anticipate getting shot at. HTH Spongebob Edited November 27, 2007 by Spongebob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
empeter Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 A few different views Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) Hey! Nice pics there! Thanks a lot! The uppersides one looks like an hexagon(?) with a window at the back. I mean the type in the second pic from Empeter. Is it a disco light mount too? Thanks to Spongebob too, I always asked myself about all those aircraft with no disco light mounted on empty disco light mounts Cheers Edited November 28, 2007 by Juanjo D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Those are exceptional reference photos. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
empeter Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) The uppersides one looks like an hexagon(?) with a window at the back. I mean the type in the second pic from Empeter. Is it a disco light mount too? It's probably pretty similar to what Sal posted. Remember, these pictures were taken over a number of years. Equipment changes. Edited November 28, 2007 by empeter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juanjo D. Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 wow that's another good bunch of pics! Thank you so much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spongebob Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Not widows, just air vents...the buggers get hot. The mounts are just composite (to absorb vibration, I think), the plate covering the hole in the one pic is just sheet aluminum, and they're cover a bracket to hold the ALQ-144 and a big cable to power it. That's it. Early -60B's (Block 0's) didn't have them...ones with the "Gulf Mod" got them early then with the Block 1- upgrade (everything in a block 1 except the drop tanks and missile due to the pylons) they all got them. HTH Spongebob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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