Maynard watching Les, 31 years ago.
Maynard watching Les, 31 years ago.
aircooled said:In reply to myf16n :
Interesting. I guess they just went with low visibility gray as an easy compromise.
You're exactly correct. Maintaining the Heater-Ferris paint-job is damn near impossible on an aircraft carrier. By the time the squadrons disembark all of the aircraft, they are a patchwork of colors due to the spot repainting that takes place every time a panel is opened. Each fastener needs to be repainted in an attempt to reduce the corrosion that almost instantly occurs.
myf16n said:The US employed an angular 'dazzle' paint scheme on many aircraft starting with VF-301 F-4s.
Here is a vid with Commander Heatley describing how he came up with it and how effective it was.
Heatley and Keith Ferris (the artist who paited that giant B-17 mural at the Air & Space Museum) also patented the false canopy on the underside of the fuselage. The Airforce and Navy rejected it back then because "NoT iNvEnTeD hErE." Once the patent ran out, it started appearing on all sorts of aircraft.
The RCAF, for their 100th anniversary, has an F-18 that is beautiful. The bottom has a tartan false canopy. Because of course it does.
150th anniversary? Or is this for the anniversary of Canada? (I don't speak Canadian) I guess 1867 doesn't make a lot of sense for the forming of an airforce!
Not sure if this is what you were referring to, but it looks even more impressive in a pic:
I like the hat holder!
I had to try, to satisfy my curiosity:
... and the downhill run to Papette
with 80 feet of waterline nicely making way.
"Music" is now owned by Beau Vrolyk.
I read where he screened prospective buyers. You had to convince The Croz that you would take care of his boat.
In reply to 914Driver :
Since seeing this in the morning, I've had 'A G D Bm D, A G D Bm A' stuck in my head all day. ...which hasn't been terrible.
914Driver said:Ford F-1000s from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Wonder what shipping is on one 25+ years old.
Road trip!
Some people just have more talent than others
I couldn't park it without nicking something!
Imagine what that line up is worth today.
Ghost fish.
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