nemessis74 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Hi,althought i have photos of aircrafts from Eastern block i cannot find any with RBF tags..i have this question maybe is silly or stupid but does anyone know if the russians use them!!! and where can i find some of these photos? Thanks,Ioannis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 They don't have RBF tags as such, but they do have covers for the pitot and air data probes etc. They are usually red/white striped - and are joined together with ropes to avoid any being missed - eg they are all strung together. I scratched some for my Trumpeter 1/32 scale Su-27........ Note the 'string' tying together the intake, nose blanks and canvas sleeves on the pitot on this Su-25T that I photographed at Lipetsk.... ... and on this MiG-29 at the same base..... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvy5 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 RBF is not used. They are used locking pin electrical and mechanical systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemessis74 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Thanks for the replies Flankerman and Harvy5...i have photos with covers but i didnt notice that all are attached or that they use locking pins!!Mostly i build USN fighters and i m not so familiar with Eastern a/c..thank you,mates... Ioannis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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