Bomb bay

[Manticore]

The bomb bay or weapons bay on some military aircraft is a compartment to carry bombs, usually in the aircraft's fuselage, with "bomb bay doors" which open at the bottom. The bomb bay doors are opened and the bombs are dropped when over the target or at a specified launching point.

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

A pair of AIM-4D Falcons in the weapons bay of the F-102 Delta Dagger fighter

Convair F-106 Delta Dart

A New Jersey ANG F-106A launching an AIM-4, 1984.

 

[Manticore]

An F-102A launches three GAR-1 Falcon missiles

F-108 mockup showing the rotary weapons pallet configuration

YF-12A tandem missile bays located in the port chine

CF-105 featured a unique removable weapons bay

 

[Manticore]

F-106A

Avro Shackleton Bomb Bay

Tupolev Tu-2 with a bomb bay open

An Avro Vulcan showing its bomb bay open

B-52 bomb bay

Examples of modern U.S. fighters with weapons bays are the F-117 Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II.

silent eagle

 

[Manticore]

AIM-120 AMRAAM (right) fitted in a weapons bay of a F-22 Raptor photo USAF

 

[GURU DUTT]

well mods sir i dont want to go off topic but looks like many like avro vulcan ,F 106 A and very reacentlli LCA are all tailless cranked delta wing configurations may be its very earli but i guess we also might see this setup (tailless crncked delta + internal bomb bay) in very near future on LCA aswell ..what say you sir

 

[Levina]

The title is misleading....i ended up in the wrong forum.
Bombay...and bomb bay come very close.

 

[sharjeel1992]

Nice knowledge.

 

[Manticore]

Like the conformal tanks, the prototype weapons pod is also an aerodynamically representative shape, but is non-functional. Boeing has performed windtunnel tests with the pod's doors open up to speeds of M1.6, it says.

An operational version of the weapons pod is expected to weigh roughly 408kg and hold 1,134kg of munitions. But despite its large payload, it will have roughly the same drag profile as a centerline drop tank, Summers says.



The modified Super Hornet boasts a 50% improvement in its low-observable signature. While not an all-aspect stealth aircraft, Gibbons says the enhancements will greatly improve the Super Hornet's already low frontal radar cross-section.

 

[Penguin]

Advanced Super Hornet shown during the recent test flights, with conformal fuel tanks over the wings and Enhanced Weapons Pod (EWP) below the fuselage adding stealthy weapon carriage capability to the aircraft. One EWP pod is able to carry both six small diameter bombs and two advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) or two 500 lb Paveways laser guided bombs and two AMRAAMs. One of the major contributors to the fighter’s new stealth features is the EWP. Combining all stealth features, these signature enhancements result in a 50 percent reduction compared with the U.S. Navy’s stealth requirement for the current Super Hornet variant. Photo: Boeing
Defense Update:Semi-Stealth 'Advanced Super Hornet' Completes First Phase of Test Flights - Defense Update:

The conformal fuel tanks, enclosed weapons pod and signature enhancements are part of a menu of advanced options, including enhanced engines, internal infrared search and track and a next-generation cockpit
Boeing: Advanced Super Hornet makes its debut