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I recall the German Tiger crash in Mali a few years ago. Seems like an unfortunate set of circumstances: https://www.dw.com/en/mechanics-error-blamed-for-2017-german-helicopter-crash-in-mali/a-46694354
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I have the 1/32 ICM CR.42 on order (Regia Aeronautica version). What are some recommended paints for the camo pattern?
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My understanding is that FS 34087 is now 34088, for some reason.
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Presumably, Australian aircrew have done exchange duty in US or other nation's Apaches?
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Mk 20 Rockeyes.
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This type of environment is rather hard on paint jobs:
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On rare occasions bombs will be a Forest Green tone. Which is what happens when you run out of Olive Drab and still have 18 bombs to paint
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Does this mean that Australia has given up on Tiger entirely? https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/australia-selects-ah-64e-apache-guardian-to-replace-tiger-armed-reconnaissance-helicopters
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The name for the USAF vehicle blue was "Strata Blue", FWIW.
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USAF F-4 SEA camo - National Insignia w/wo blue bars outline
Slater replied to Sierra Mike Sierra's topic in Cold War
Some of the early F-15 prototypes used the "star and bar" without the blue border as an experiment in low visibility. Along with the sky blue paint schemes. -
AC-119K "Shadow" - ancient Italeri kit!
Slater replied to burncpt's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
From the head on angle, it reminds me of a big, angry insect. -
Takom and Meng both offer this vehicle in 1/35. Between the two, is one more desirable than the other in terms of overall accuracy and fit?
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AC-119K "Shadow" - ancient Italeri kit!
Slater replied to burncpt's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
When the SA-7 made it's appearance, life became much more challenging for A-1's and AC-119's. -
AC-119K "Shadow" - ancient Italeri kit!
Slater replied to burncpt's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
I have one gathering dust that I'd like to do in VNAF markings. -
It would seem that a 737 airframe would have room for a significant amount of ISR gear, if one could dedicate an airframe to that specific role.
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It does seem a shame: Britain has one last contract for its Sentinel spy planes: Breaking them up (defensenews.com)
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A MER can only acommodate weapons with a 14 inch lug spacing, which is up to 10000 pound class. I believe the JSOW has a 30 inch lug spacing,
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I would think that they're too large and heavy for MERs.
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JSOW's would look impressive, also.
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By 2030, the E-3's mission may well be performed by drones or some other technology.
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Selwyn, "Adaptor ring" sounds familiar. I know they were quite heavy and came individually packaged in wooden boxes.
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My own experience with these particular tails is limited to demil operations. About eight or nine tears ago my depot (which stores/ships RAF assets) was tasked to demil a number of 114, 117, and 118 bomb tails. As Selyn has mentioned, when we broke the 117's out of their containers (which, IIRC, were wirebound crates with the tails inside a hermetic rubber bag of sorts), some of us were thinking "These look expensive. Why are we smashing them up?". I think the answer is simple economics - it was probably far cheaper to demil them in place than pay for loading them in ISO shipping containers an
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Was the 117 able to be selected for either high drag or low drag delivery?
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Capability-wise, is the Wedgetail design superior to the E-3 Sentry? I would think that technology has come a long way since the E-3's introduction.
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The RAF does seem to be quite invested in the 737 platform.