Yes, but it has just come to my mind the datalink pods were to be
carried on the centerline station (as seen on the bottom of this page:
http://www.voodoo.cz/hornet/arm.html ), or inboard wing stations, but
the outboard stations were usually "reserved" for large weapons like
SLAM or Walleye itself. So, maybe these pods are also a kind of
"luggage" this time?

Marine FAC-configured F/A-18Ds use the outboard stations also for
LAU-10 4-tube Zuni launchers - and hence my suspections. But this is
definitely a Navy aircraft, and the USN has some reasons to NOT love
Zunis.

Regards,

Jacek


Ralph Savelsberg wrote:
They look very similar to the data link pod associated with the
AGM-62
Walleye / AGM-84E SLAM, though I can't think of any reason to carry
two
of those pods without any of the weapons. AFAIK the pods used for
luggage are 'fatter'.

Regards,
Ralph

wrote:


http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/ind...1009.0;id=9987

A very nice photo, indeed, but could anyone point out what are the
pods
attached to the outboard wing stations?

I would guess these are so-called "personal pods" used for ferry
flights, but as far as I remember they should be a bit larger (more
similar in size to an external fuel tank). It may also look like a
7-shot FFAR or 4-shot Zuni launchers, But the caps should be
removed
for flight, shouldn't they?

Kind regards,

Jacek Zemlo