Recently I'm starting to toy with the idea of derivatives of seaplane fighters......
...... except the toying primarily concerns with "high-performance" by modern day standard:
This one, said to be Lockheed Hydrostar project, came to my attention:
I am interested in thinking of an electronic warfare variant in the same vein as how EA-18G is derived from the Super Hornet. Having said that, even though I am not entirely sure how jamming and emission detection hardwares are supposed to work, I don't think I should mount them under the wings......
Would mounting the receivers and transmitters for those hardwares over the wings lead to complications? I am under the impression that these receivers and transmitters should have a "line of sight" of sorts to all-around below the aircraft (unlike, say, missiles, which only really need forward), no?
Or would it be do-able to try incorporating the receivers and transmitters into some kind of wingtip floats (better water-proofing than external pods taken straight from land-based planes?)? Or are there other alternative placements for those receivers and transmitters?
Thanks in advance.