Now that external fuel tanks have been in the game for quite a while, the question arises, will the F-104 family ever get external fuel tanks and tip tanks? Many flight manuals for planes like the F-104G, D, S, and A depict the F-104 with tip tanks AND under wing tanks, not to mention the various immages and photos of said aircrafts with tip tanks and under wing fuel tanks. This question came to my mind after I forgot to turn off my afterburner during a sim battle,but even with the afterburner off in maps like Denmark I get back to the airfield with 3-4 minutes of fuel left, so please, give tip tanks to the F-104
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i would love to see those wingtip fuel tanks, they look soo good on the F-104
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That’s what I’m saying!
- More fuel is always nice
F-104 is the one plane that needs the extra fuel the most, aside from the rocket planes I guess.
F-104’s are available in multiple tech trees and definitely need an option for fuel tanks. Their efficiency is really fuel dependent, and having an option to choose wingtip tanks, underwing drop tanks or both at the same time would definitely make it more comfortable and realistic to use it in air sim. I’m curious how (and when) it’s gonna be implemented since the wingtip fuel tanks are not classic drop tanks, but they are ejectable. There are also interviews with F-104 pilots that report an improvement in stability and flight characteristics while carrying the tip tanks.