AnonymousDFB1 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 All reference info, photos, links in here please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Couple of sites I've been using for reference General painting guide: http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/fa-18/fa-18a_profile03.shtml RAAF conversion http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/raafhornetpg_1.htm Finally a site with details, histories and pictures of all the Austrailian Hornets http://archive.is/CFga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Good link here for Canadian CF-188 Hornets with some nice photos in the gallery. http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cf18/index-eng.asp Gallery Link http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/v2/netpub/index-eng.asp?field=Keywords&value=cf-18&quickfind=Search&mode=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 RAAF F/A-18B walkround http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?115930-RAAF-2OCU-F-A-18B-A21-107-Walkaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Great collection of Growler pictures here: http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/230247-ea-18g-growler-picture-thread.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 While search Hornet pics tonight I came across this wonderfull shot http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7567178&nseq=78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 While search Hornet pics tonight I came across this wonderfull shot Great photo Shaun, enough variations to go at there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF18 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 A good site from Canada's DND. Lots of pics of CF-18s here. The link I have posted is for the Libyan operation; if you do a search on CF-18 you'll find many more photos of Canadian Hornets. http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&catalog=photos&template=detail_eng.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=51755&site=combatcamera ALF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 While search Hornet pics tonight I came across this wonderfull shot http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7567178&nseq=78 Great photo; thanks Shaun. I'm planning on modelling 'Black 26' in the not too distant -so interesting to me that at the time of shooting, it had a port rudder in primer(?) and the MARINES service identifier on the same side...an option I didn't know I had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Another great thread here for Hornet shots- http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=46592&sid=b275ed5ba66cb7118eaa91e89fd87356 Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Does anyone know what colour the net is that covers the aft avionics bay, is it a metallic colour such as aluminium or is it a grey that has a sheen due to the material used? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Sorry guys just realised that I have posted this in the wrong place, think that it should be in chat. Could one of the moderators please move it to the correct place. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF18 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Does anyone know what colour the net is that covers the aft avionics bay, is it a metallic colour such as aluminium or is it a grey that has a sheen due to the material used? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Sorry guys just realised that I have posted this in the wrong place, think that it should be in chat. Could one of the moderators please move it to the correct place. Cheers The net that covers the aft avionics bay is made of a silver-coloured metal mesh. It is metal so that it forms part of the electronic shielding of the aircraft - what I mean by that is the gap left by the bay must be covered by a material that conducts electro-magnetic energy, to prevent static in the radios. The metal mesh is held in place with velcro fasteners around its perimeter, to ensure it stays in place, and can be peeled back to access the bay if/when required. I have flown sometimes with the cover unsealed, and it was usually without event, unless I flew in ice crystals at high altitudes. The aircraft would experience a static electricity build-up in the ice crystals, and when the net was not seated properly, radio transmissions were so static-filled that they were almost unintelligible. I tend to paint the area of the net a dark colour (a dark green or almost black), then dry-brush a dull aluminum colour where the mesh is to bring out the mesh pattern in a silver hue. ALF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 The net that covers the aft avionics bay is made of a silver-coloured metal mesh. It is metal so that it forms part of the electronic shielding of the aircraft - what I mean by that is the gap left by the bay must be covered by a material that conducts electro-magnetic energy, to prevent static in the radios. The metal mesh is held in place with velcro fasteners around its perimeter, to ensure it stays in place, and can be peeled back to access the bay if/when required. I have flown sometimes with the cover unsealed, and it was usually without event, unless I flew in ice crystals at high altitudes. The aircraft would experience a static electricity build-up in the ice crystals, and when the net was not seated properly, radio transmissions were so static-filled that they were almost unintelligible. I tend to paint the area of the net a dark colour (a dark green or almost black), then dry-brush a dull aluminum colour where the mesh is to bring out the mesh pattern in a silver hue. ALF Thanks for the info ALF, that's really useful. I didn't know that it was used to shield the radio equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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