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I recently heard that there is a new Travel pod designed for the A-10 that opens on both sides and can carry larger items etc. Supposed to be the "Latest and Greatest". Has anyone heard of such a thing? If there is a new Pod I need the NSN # so we can order some!!
Thanks!!
Tsgt Hogfixer2001

Hogfixer, that's rumor as far as I know.

HMFIC

I really dont see no reason that your SM shop couldnt put another door on for ya, it seems like a simple task. Also you could always make the nose cone removable as well.


P.S. if you can stuff a pointy head in a travel pod (we did this)... other than convers the doors really arent that bad. It just takes some practicing to get the "packing" of the pods right. I was on a Demo team for a year and got real used to packing thoes things.

HTH

JB

Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!

ITS USELESS TO PACK,CHOCKS OR STATIC GROUND WIRES.

THEY ALWAYS GOT STOLEN.

BESIDES THATS WHAT THE GUN BAY IS FOR. PACKED ALOT STUFF UP THERE.

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F-10 is a good area to pack stuff too!

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O.K. I found the link.. They're already being used on F-15, F-16
More cargo space with large doors on both sides that are sealed!
http://www.sargentfletcher.com/bus_dev/ngcp.pdf

I see it's made by SF like the old fuel tanks. It look larger tan the old napalm mxu pods. I would immagine that it is about the size of a 300g fuel tank.

JB

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Does this mean aircrew can fit 2 sets of golf clubs now?

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I've seen this pic (first page of .pdf file) hanging up in our maintenance debrief area. I was wondering what it was. And we could fit 3-4 sets of clubs in the old ones, depeding on how you packed 'em.

Gee, Snipe wouldn't have to be lonely with this one!<img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Give me a little bit bigger door and I am happy. Packing our toolboxes in the pods from Spang was the real pain. Some of the pods had wider mouths, but it still wasn't an easy task to get the boxes in there. They need to teach some people to pack travel pods better, too. Oil and JOAP kits are great, but not when you have to dig through everything else to get them out of the nose cone <img src=newicons/anim_cussing.gif border=0 align=middle>.

--Raven

"'When it comes to my turn, will you want me to go?' 'For democracy, any man would give his only begotten son.'"

Not quite as big as a 300 gallon tank but its not far from it. Its made almost like the centerline tank for a lawndart. Looks like a serious haulin pod.

"face it....perhaps your only purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others!"

Ok... I had the our chief call the company and he found out that they are not yet approved for the A-10 but now that we got the ball rolling it shouldn't take long to get it done! We also asked them if they could shorten the lug spacing down from the 30 inches because that prevents us from being able to hang them from a TER. They are getting back to us but didn't feel that it posed a problem.
We don't hang them from TERS very often but when we're ferrying all the extra rails, tanks, etc. overseas it really helps.

THATS WHY I LIKED HANGING 2 PODS FOR TDY'S
1 FOR PILOT'S STUFF AND 1 FOR COVERS,WIRES,CHOCKS,TOOLS,JOAP KITS ETC..

AND NOW A SHOW OF HANDS
"HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU PACKED A POD WITH A CHOCK" ?I MEAN USING IT FOR A RAMROD!

COULD ALWAYS TELL NEW PILOTS FROM OLD ONES<img src=newicons/anim_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=newicons/anim_bow.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
OLD PILOTS PACKED LITE

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>AND NOW A SHOW OF HANDS
"HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU PACKED A POD WITH A CHOCK" ?I MEAN USING IT FOR A RAMROD! <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>

< raises boths hands>!

<img src="http://conncgp.net/albums/Mark/642popup_001.jpg" border=0>

LOL Guilty.....<img src=newicons/saevil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=newicons/saevil.gif border=0 align=middle>

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IT WAS LIKE PUTTING A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE AT TIMES.

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I wonder how much beer would fit in that new pod? I think we got 6 in the old one and it was quite nicelly chilled during the ride from Norvenich back to BW.

Pilots without maintainers are just pedestrians with sunglasses and a cool jacket. - Anon

Been to Norvenich? (sp?) Was down there once taking care of a divert one night...drove out on their runway by accident...

--Raven

"'When it comes to my turn, will you want me to go?' 'For democracy, any man would give his only begotten son.'"

"Gee, Snipe wouldn't have to be lonely with this one!"

LOL.

"US Snipers, Providing surgical strikes since 1776"

I've packed a few travels pods, never used a chock though. They were much more usefull when trying to seat a tripod jack!

OH THAT TOO,YOU HAD TO DO A PROPER JACK WITH A CHOCK.
ALSO GREAT FOR KILLING PIT VIPERS WHILE DROPPING THEM OUT THE BACK OF THE EXPIDITER TRUCK!
OLD "GUS" AND "T-MAN" HAD A CONFIRMED KILL AT KFIA DURING THE FALL OF 90.

USING THEM TO PROP UP YOUR BOAT TRAILER ETC......

BUT USING THEM TO PACK PODS WAS FUN!

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