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From: fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Pods on C-123?
Message-ID: <1990Oct11.050829.29187@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 11 Oct 90 05:08:29 GMT
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From: fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix)

In article <1990Oct4.012016.10621@cbnews.att.com>, quodling@bunyip.enet.dec.com (Peter Quodling) writes:
> 
> I had the chance to watch "Air America" the other day, but was intrigued by the
> planes that were being used. The small Pilatus Porter's, I am familiar with,

(Back in tyhe old days, they were flying Helio Stallions and Turbo Stallions...)

> but the Larger C-123's had me wondering. On each wing, they have 3 pods.
> Inboard is the Engine, Outboard, looks like a fuel pod, but in the center was
> something that looked a little like a very small Jet engine. Does anyone know
> what those middle pods are?

The thing that looks like a small jet engine is exactly that.  Other
aircraft of the period did the same thing to pick up a bit more performance.

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