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That looks like a strengthening modification, at first i thought some kind of rain dispersal blower but wonder if the 4 vortex generators just fwd of the section in question causes some pressure issues. A agree it looks "scabbed on" as you call is or a local repair some thing that's added at Sqn/base level due to an issue or problem, may be a cracked canopy frame from the 4 vortex generators pressure changes.

Have a look for the Tamiya boxing of this kit its comes with a crew. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/italeri-2513-tornado-gr4--1370113

Any Aircraft un-maned on the ground with the canopy down will be just closed. Part of the take off checks is it check the canopy is closed and locked, locking a canopy does two things first thing (and especially on us jet) pulls the canopy closed to the airframe, secondly inflates the canopy seal. sealing the cockpit ready for pressurisation the seal uses air from the engine. This is why you see jets at airshows with duct tape on the canopy opening.

Could be multiple bird strikes too !!

Vintage C130 with the Bloodhound missile system like in the 70s

Dont look looks at the box art then if your into quality control. missing tail planes and the "delta" port mainplane (wing)

Arrived and I can confirm my pre order had the coin too.

Dpd delivering mine between 3:30 and 4:30 today. Good luck with the delivery's and builds Gents

Mine too, wonder if Airfix will gift wrap it.

I seam to recall when our pilots were tanking to Cyprus their butty box sandwiches were butter or marg free. This was due to oxygen and grease (butter or marg) not liking each other when compressed.

Airfix did an F4

The Fmk6 ventral tank is way to deep making it look pot bellied, the main undercarriage legs are to long making it look nose heavy and the "pinch" between the reheat pipes is to deep.

the indicated the slinging point of the whole airframe too.

Jag never had that role so I dont think you'll find much info on the jag fitment.

Yeah it Was coded AJ had a fuel leak (unknown) but to extend his airborne time (we we're on exercise at the time) he shut No1 Engine down. Whilst trying to relight the engine it caught alight the pooled fuel. I was on nights and when we came in on the serviceability board were various comments Like pilot's Bang and hang Satis (short for satisfactory) and Failed water sediment checks. Think Jim was off flying for a week or so.

Wish I'd a £1 for everytime I Strapped Jim into a Lightning. Those mainwheels held 240-260 Psi of Nitrogen and your heard then go pop when they went.

its in Yen but i think there missing a 0

Due to the skinniness of the tyres and the ability of the Lightning to rub a set of main wheels tyres out in one crosswind landing they didn't do rollers or touch n goes.....I'm guessing it did an approach then did a high overshoot.

The first link is a F53 at Pima in the states and its been painted (wrong green for starters) to look like a F6 from 5F Sqn (again badly the 5 on the fin is very wrong). As for the nosewheel tyre !!! words fail me. Zero stencilling data too.

Micro-Mesh Micromesh will work can be bought but its not cheep.

All from preserved Airframes too so might not be represent an in-service condition. Take the Main undercarriage bays in the photos of the two F6's at Bruntingthorpe (both are in the walkaround section too) the U/C bays have a thick coating of PX32 a waxoil type stuff the bays were silver in service.

There was another hole on the centre line too but this hole was on the front ventral/gun tank this is where the No1 (ECU's) Engine Change Unit starter exhaust passed though it. When you look at the front ventral tank there a row of panels either side of the tank, behind those panels were the bolts that secured the tank to the Airframe. the centre and rear tanks dont have these panels. the 4 holes you can see are the attachment points for the centre and rear ventral tanks.

Right, new question. The Mk.2A / Mk.6 kit has a line of four holes on the rear of the ventral tank, down the centreline. Nothing attaches to them, and they can't be the mounting points for the earlier versions' single ventral fin because this kit has a different fuselage. I was assuming they'd need filling (but why include them ... ?) and then this thread here - check Ian black's website Here I think you'll find the answer to you hole question. The holes were there for a reason but from memory it escapes me. one things I can think of was for was transport and the other was for some sort of stopcock as they could be removed full or partly full.

All from preserved aircraft too so may be not a true reflection of in service condition.

On the F6 and F2a the lower part of the Rear ventral tank fins tips were a yellowy/green composite material (like Paxolin) when new that darkened with age and exposure to hyd oil etc. the fin tips were bolt on and hollow. They also filled up with oil, and vented fuel from time to time so there was little drain holes drilled into them. The forward part of the fin tip had a metal anti abrasion/wear strip added and covered in PRC a brown 2part sealant. All the F6's at Binbrook were like this looks like the 2a's were the same.F2a