2007-08-02 10:49:47 · 7 answers · asked by Gandalf 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
A hardpoint is any part of an airframe designed to carry an external load. Its an interface that allows drag reduction when a particular load ( missiles, bombs, surveillence equipment, countermeasures, gun pods, and drop tanks, or even a parasite aircraft hitching a ride) is optional for regular flights. Additionally it allows more stores/loadout flexibility.
Strictly speaking, even the mountings for engines are hard points too. And the B747 has an additional hardpoint to ferry an extra engine.
2007-08-02 14:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Firefox is right. The 747 is known to ferry extra engines etc on the wings hardpoint.
2007-08-03 00:44:45 · answer #2 · answered by Charles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Missles and rockets for ground attack are mounted on hard points--under the wings
2007-08-02 23:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by fire_inur_eyes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The mounting rails for missles,fuel tanks and bombs on the front edge of the wing.
2007-08-02 17:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by gary s 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We called "HARD POINTS" the underwing/fuselage stores, i.e., the mount points underwing/belly to hang munitions on.
2007-08-02 19:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those things I always bang my head on when I walk underneath the wings. Harder than HELL points actually........
2007-08-02 19:18:08 · answer #6 · answered by Baron_von_Party 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hard points are attachment points for weapons or camera equipment.
2007-08-02 17:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by mark 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋