Love this variant! what are the buldges on the engine nacelles for?

I could tell you but, then I would have to kill you. Military secret. Don't want the Afgans to know - or whoever the enemy is nowadays. Beats me. There is a lot of info on the web about the Poseidon. When I get bored on a long flight I just google P8-A and I usually find something new or different than I had read the week before. Boeing has started delivery and one of the guys here in the forum is assigned to one fo the first receiving units. Jacksonville maybe. Sir Chock is working up some fsx missions for the P8-A using the Weapons system from Capt. Sim. I think the first ones blows a ferry 'cross the mersey' outta the water. Not sure how to spell Mersey. Brits don't have a Z do they? Ray

I could tell you but, then I would have to kill you. Military secret. Don't want the Afgans to know - or whoever the enemy is nowadays. Beats me. There is a lot of info on the web about the Poseidon. When I get bored on a long flight I usually just google P8-A and I usually find something new or different than I had read the week before. Boeing has started delivery and one of the guys here in the forum is assigned to one fo the first receiving units. Jacksonville maybe. Ray

Lol! Gotcha. I have seen a bunch of close up HD shots of the P-8. There are a LOT of humps,bumps and antenne on her eh? I love the raked wingtips as well!

Love this variant! what are the buldges on the engine nacelles for?

Found this . . . . .Anyone notice in the above pictures that there's a small bulge in the outboard #1 engine nacelle, but no similar bulge on the outboard nacelle of the #2 engine. If the bulge was an antenna, you'd think there would also be one there on the outboard side of #2. That leads me to wonder if #2 has a similar bulge, but on the *inboard* side of the nacelle. If so, both engines (viewed from the front) would appear identical, suggesting that the bulge on each engine nacelle is to accomodate additional accessories like two electrical generators per engine (versus the "normal" one). With all the electronic gear that'll undoubtedly be aboard, it stands to reason that they'd need the additional capability over the stock 737.Just someone's guess.Ray

Found this . . . . .Anyone notice in the above pictures that there's a small bulge in the outboard #1 engine nacelle, but no similar bulge on the outboard nacelle of the #2 engine. If the bulge was an antenna, you'd think there would also be one there on the outboard side of #2. That leads me to wonder if #2 has a similar bulge, but on the *inboard* side of the nacelle. If so, both engines (viewed from the front) would appear identical, suggesting that the bulge on each engine nacelle is to accomodate additional accessories like two electrical generators per engine (versus the "normal" one). With all the electronic gear that'll undoubtedly be aboard, it stands to reason that they'd need the additional capability over the stock 737.Just someone's guess.Ray

Good call Ray! That would make sense. I wonder if the panel would reflect the addition of two more GEN switches? hmmm......

Mersey is correct........

Generators may be right! http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cfm56.com/uploads/cfm56-7b-engine.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cfm56.com/products/cfm56-7b&h=375&w=380&sz=34&tbnid=2x8fyQCVeVS8FM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=91&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcfm56-7b%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=cfm56-7b&docid=J-4fqCSdxvbbLM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OpxMToCDC4bniAKG74WLAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFkQ9QEwBQ&dur=789

Generators may be right! http://www.google.ca...Q9QEwBQ&dur=789

Can you pick out what makes the hump from these photos?