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I don't think that is possible with the F-108 because right aft of the missile bay is the main gear and its doors. The door on the missile bay clearly looks like the fourth position of a rotary launcher like the B-1 MPRL. So totally different to the Martin type rotary door bomb bay. In such a case the door would probably retract inwards to break the seal and then the launcher would rotate to expose a GAR-9 for launching. NAA were constantly redesigning the missile bay because Hughes were constantly changing the dimensions of the GAR-9. So it’s going to be hard to find a good configuration drawing of the bay.

[QUOTE="Abraham Gubler, post: 72883, member: 1361"] I don't think that is possible with the F-108 because right aft of the missile bay is the main gear and its doors. The door on the missile bay clearly looks like the fourth position of a rotary launcher like the B-1 MPRL. So totally different to the Martin type rotary door bomb bay. In such a case the door would probably retract inwards to break the seal and then the launcher would rotate to expose a GAR-9 for launching. NAA were constantly redesigning the missile bay because Hughes were constantly changing the dimensions of the GAR-9. So it’s going to be hard to find a good configuration drawing of the bay. [/QUOTE]

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