cherisy Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Apologies if this is in the wrong forum but can anyone give me a definitive answer as to the interior colour for the air intakes and undercarriage bays ?. All the references I've checked show either white or what appears to be a very light grey. One walkaround I checked out had what appears to be an aluminium colour to the nose wheel bay. However that appeared to be an old ground instructional airframe. Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 This discussion from a few years ago touches on the landing gear colours and cockpits, so may be of some use to you: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) From what I've seen, the inside of the front section of the intake is the same as the immediate external colour and then something lighter takes over. This picture taken from Wikpedia shows a Tornado intake with the front section removed and what looks like a beige colour for deeper structures: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Panavia_Tornado_GR.4_intake_detail_%2823794698270%29.jpg Edited January 17, 2021 by upnorth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherisy Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 5 hours ago, upnorth said: From what I've seen, the inside of the front section of the intake is the same as the immediate external colour and then something lighter takes over. This picture taken from Wikpedia shows a Tornado intake with the front section removed and what looks like a beige colour for deeper structures: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Panavia_Tornado_GR.4_intake_detail_%2823794698270%29.jpg Many thanks. That certainly looks a kind of light grey to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 56 minutes ago, cherisy said: Many thanks. That certainly looks a kind of light grey to me I'm thinking that myself and that the beige tone may be a discolouration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 It's a pale grey down the intake. The black stuff on the lip of the intakes is a substance called spraymat. Went on gloss but wore down to matt. There could be areas of bare metal just inside the intake from erosion. There is a longitudinal strake just inside the left intake. Undercarriage bays were a VERY light grey which did look white at times. Same with the gear. All this is from memory and it was around thirty + years ago! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherisy Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: It's a pale grey down the intake. The black stuff on the lip of the intakes is a substance called spraymat. Went on gloss but wore down to matt. There could be areas of bare metal just inside the intake from erosion. There is a longitudinal strake just inside the left intake. Undercarriage bays were a VERY light grey which did look white at times. Same with the gear. All this is from memory and it was around thirty + years ago! Thats brilliant thanks Pete. Whilst your here could I pick your brains further..cockpit floor . Anti slip green or black ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 We had anti slip grey in my day. But to answer your question, this is a GR4 but it should be good for you. http://www.britmodeller.com/walkarounds/aircraft/tornado/ZD843/84353.JPG This is from the walkabout section. Search on about page 9 in jets for Panavia Tornado. The pictures there should put your mind at rest on all things Tornado. Some of them have jogged my memory bank too! Cheers, Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthldr Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 The intake colour is the same Light Grey as the undercarriage wells/ legs and speed brake wells. Can’t remember the BS number but Lt Aircraft Grey rings a bell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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