Douglas F3D Skyknight

[hacker]

currently butchering a Matchbox Skyknight and l have a lot of detail pictures and stuff already but l can't seem to find any drawings or shots of two items. l am looking for a picture of the inside of the main landing gear cover that goes over the wheel when shut, l got the one attached to the main landing gear but not the other. l also need the inside face of the air brakes, again l got the inside on the fuselage and the outside but not the inner face. Anyone got copies of the two new books from Squadron or Mushroom models and do they show these particular items?

Thanks in advance

[LanceB]

Here's the door: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/f3d/images/f3dmaingear-06a.jpg

From here: http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/f3d/f3d.html

Can't help with the airbrakes, though.

[hacker]

thanks lance for the help. somehow this one did not show up on a google search

[Finn]

Not the best view of the inside of airbrake:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/f06d0e5c299de99a_large

Jari

[Tailspin Turtle]

Best view of the inside of the speed brake. You'll have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the post. http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-f3ds-of-flying-nightmares-in-korea.html

[Dennis_C]

Wow - US insignia was repeated inside the speed brake! I see that for the first time. Is it a common feature?

[Tailspin Turtle]

Wow - US insignia was repeated inside the speed brake! I see that for the first time. Is it a common feature?

I don't know how common it was but Douglas also did that on the blue AD Skyraider dive brakes (the interior of the speed/dive brake itself was red).