Muzz Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Looking to build XW529 as she was in 1980. Would I be correct in saying the intakes would be dark green? This pic is slightly later but would suggest so........ https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/XW529 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeocu Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Intake colors are a difficult one and specific photos should be sourced if you endeavor to be precise. It varied from green to off white or the blue grey like wheel wells and the inside of the air brake (until the 80s at least for the air brake which Airfix has wrong on the paint diagrams). Throw weathering in the mix and it becomes even more uncertain. I think green is a good choice for your era/scheme choice, but that could be dark grey. Edited August 24, 2022 by wadeocu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Yes, I knew there were a few variables in there. Thanks for your reply, going to go with green I think.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Worth having a look in the Walkround section here on BM. There's several Buccs to be found, loads of detail including some intakes. Unfortunately, some have fOD covers on but XV350 has a picture straight down an intake and it's definitely green inside. I often forget what a brilliant resource the walkround section is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 4 hours ago, 825 said: I often forget what a brilliant resource the walkround section is. There is a lot of good stuff hidden in there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Why do people call Intake and exhaust blanks..... FOD covers ? after all FOD is actually Foreign Object Damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 3 hours ago, tweeky said: Why do people call Intake and exhaust blanks..... FOD covers ? after all FOD is actually Foreign Object Damage I always thought it was because they are intended to prevent ingress of foreign objects and thus prevent Foreign Object Damage. I may be wrong and there is another more correct term for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 5 hours ago, tweeky said: Why do people call Intake and exhaust blanks..... FOD covers ? after all FOD is actually Foreign Object Damage What SHOULD they be called then? You can't just throw that down & not follow through with an answer!🥴 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) On 8/25/2022 at 6:29 PM, Graham T said: What SHOULD they be called then? You can't just throw that down & not follow through with an answer!🥴 I think I answered that in the question Why do people call Intake and Exhaust Blanks...... FOD covers. In my time on Lightning, Jaguars and Tornado's they were always know as blanks. The only covers were the Pitot, and covers that when over things like Canopy's Main wheels, theses were only used for storage or if a jet was left outside. Bungs went it little holes (static vents and the likes). Locks when in movable things like undercarriage, arrestor hook and canopy some times things like airbrakes when you was working on the system and didn't want them closing on you. Edited August 26, 2022 by tweeky 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 @tweeky I agree. It was always Bungs and blanks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wschurr Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 USAF jargon was intake/exhaust cover. We also had a foam filled one that could fit inside the nozzle. We called those “butt plugs” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 12 hours ago, wschurr said: USAF jargon was intake/exhaust cover. We also had a foam filled one that could fit inside the nozzle. We called those “butt plugs” But its a UK jet operated by HM armed forces. USAF has their own jargon plus their own systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 12:36 PM, tweeky said: Why do people call Intake and exhaust blanks..... FOD covers ? after all FOD is actually Foreign Object Damage It's a bit of anomaly. May it should be called PFOD as in potential FOD. But it's become the standard term in aviation. Every airport has bins marked FOD where you deposit anything that could potentially cause FOD. Once something slammed into the side of the fuselage as I was taking off from a major airport. I immediately reported to the tower that I'd been hit by some FOD which is ridiculous if you think about it. But everyone knew what I meant. That's the point. That everyone understands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) On 8/29/2022 at 6:54 PM, noelh said: It's a bit of anomaly. No its Not, the RAF call them what they call them, it drummed into you on basic trade training chocks, locks, bungs and blanks when ever a jet is on the ground. Edited August 30, 2022 by tweeky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Always “blanks” in the RN, too. “FOD guards” was an expression that was used, but in my experience it meant permanent structures (e.g the Sea King “barn door” or the Lynx grilles over the ECU intakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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