A fuselage-like crew cabin was to be embedded inside the wing; it included a tail cone protruding from the trailing edge.
22.
Almost simultaneously upon leaving the airframe, one of the blades struck the tail cone, severing it from the rest of the fuselage.
23.
The steel fuselage stopped at the rear with an attachment for the only monocoque part of the Gurnard, the empennage-carrying tail cone.
24.
To stabilize the weapon after release from the aircraft, a tail cone assembly is attached to the aft end of the cargo section.
25.
The tail cone of the plane broke off and the main landing gear of the plane dug marks on the field and sheared off.
26.
The livery consists of a green and gold strip running around the bottom of the fuselage and continuing right up until the tail cone.
27.
The tail cone has been removed and structural repairs in it are nearing completion after the tedious task of stripping all old paint was completed.
28.
Some air crews did install a broomstick painted black in that clear plastic tail cone to help ward off enemy fighter attacks from the rear.
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"' Aerodynamic improvements "': From mid-1987, new MD-87-style low-drag " beaver " tail cones were introduced on all series of MD-80s, reducing drag and improving fuel burn.
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The subterfuge of the simulated gun barrels mounted in the tail cones was described afterwards by Doolittle as effective, in that no airplane was attacked from directly behind.
