Shaun Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 The US navy has issued an order that all non standard and CAG aircraft are to return to standard gray colours. https://blog.usni.org/posts/2018/04/17/why-i-sanded-down-the-best-looking-jet-in-the-navy Sad times, as the past few years have seen some great colours on the Hornets. Shaun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 You would almost think they know something you don't. hacker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Haven't read anything on that page that specifically states the end of special markings and colours but I can see where it may come from... CAG aircrafts now have to adhere to standard USN corrosion control procedures. I have the official USN corrosion control documents (they can also be found on the web) and what they require is the use of approved "paint systems". All the various greys are available in approved paint systems, some basic colours also are, but a lot of colours previously seen on CAG aircrafts may well not be available as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 As Henry Ford might have said..'You can have any colour you want as long as it's gray' (I've used the wrong spelling of course ☺️) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Not surprising really, admirals only like grey. Or gray presumably in the USN. They probably really want it to be battleship gray, actually painted on a proper battleship in their heart of hearts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Another of those periodic sense of humour failures, by the sound of it. All air forces go through cycles of jolly colour schemes followed by someone taking exception to them, followed a few years later by the jolly colour schemes coming back. It's probably the third time around by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Modern jets are so boring compared to the 50s to 80s halcyon days. You can't beat a green/grey camo jet emblazoned with bright squadron markings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Sad times as without a doubt this undermines moral. As the article says people go the extra mile on these jets and dont like them being taken away. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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