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Friday, March 8, 2024
FS 12197 International Orange
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FS 12197, International Orange, has been used on U.S. Navy aircraft for high-visibility markings. It can be confused with other colors also...
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Grumman S2F Bomb Bay
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Friday, June 30, 2023
A-6A versus A-6E Inboard Wing Fence Locations
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1 July 2023: It turns out that there is the same drafting error on two different Grumman drawings with respect to the location of the inboa...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
McDonnell F2H Banshee Canopy Actuation
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The F2H Banshee canopy was actuated by a rack and pinion mechanism. The rack was mounted fore and aft on the canopy, attached at its aft e...
Friday, March 24, 2023
Douglas A3D-2P/RA-3B Skywarrior Cockpit
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As with most photographic-reconnaissance airplanes, the pilot was provided with a periscope so he could orient the airplane for pictures t...
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
Miscellaneous Paint and Markings Notes - U.S. Navy Aircraft
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This is a work in progress and to paraphrase Captain Barbossa, specifications are more what you'd call "guidelines" than actu...
Thursday, February 16, 2023
DIY North American A3J-1 Conversion from RA-5C
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If' you're tired of waiting for an injection-molded kit... Good luck! The red line shows the RA-5C upper fuselage line. The canopie...
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