xappie Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Hi all! I am building an A-6E Tram, and the instructions tell me to paint the interior of the nose wheel cabin "interior green." Can this be correct? I would've assumed they should be white. I can't find any pictures anywhere that show this aircraft with green landing gear bays. Edited September 12, 2018 by xappie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 All US gear bays have been white for yonks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xappie Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 32 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said: All US gear bays have been white for yonks. That is what I thought - thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raygunsnap Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Even on jets painted in the all grays tactical paint scheme (TPS), gear bays are white - the better to spot hydraulic leaks. VA-35’s A-6E TRAM/SWIP jets absolutely had white nose and main gear bays in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xappie Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 56 minutes ago, Raygunsnap said: Even on jets painted in the all grays tactical paint scheme (TPS), gear bays are white - the better to spot hydraulic leaks. VA-35’s A-6E TRAM/SWIP jets absolutely had white nose and main gear bays in the 90s. Thanks! White it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 The YONKS era began around 1957. Recall reading about the change in a long ago magazine called “Our (US) Navy”, as the change from zinc chromate to white was happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 2:42 PM, bentwaters81tfw said: All US gear bays have been white for yonks. All *Navy* gear bays. Not al USAF gear bays are white, even to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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