Superpods and Senior Spear

The long pods on the wings and the Senior Spear fit: what they are on the real aircraft and what they change in the simulator.

Senior Ruby pods — **Senior Ruby** (Type A).

Senior Ruby pod with Senior Spear — **With Senior Spear:** the bulge on the left pod.

No superpods — **None:** covers fill the gap in the wing.

On the real aircraft. The superpods are the long pods on the wings. They carry signals-intelligence equipment, which listens for radio and radar emissions and adds nothing to the pictures.

In the simulator. Signals intelligence is not simulated, so a pod changes the look of the aircraft, its weight and its balance, and nothing else. It does not change the drag. The PME A, PME B and PME C switches have no function.

Fit	EFB Aircraft tab	Weight	Notes
Senior Ruby	Superpods: Type A	2 × 800 lb	The default fit.
Standard	Superpods: Type B	2 × 600 lb
None	Superpods: None	0 lb	The pods and their decals come off.
Senior Spear	Senior Ruby attachment	+400 lb, left pod	Senior Ruby only. It comes off if you fit the Standard pods or None. The left wing sits heavy: about 40 gal moved from the left to the right inboard tank balances it.

The weights are estimates. Balancing the wings in flight is under CRUISE TRIM AND BALANCE.