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Probably didn't recognize it due to extensive weathering... 😂
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Which kit is this?
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That photo rocks !!! I'll show myself out.....
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Based on the shadows they were taken hours apart, the different sun angle would explain the difference.
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I guess El Doradocanyon was unacceptable? 😂😂😂
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Agree 100% 👍
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Well, a pissing contest it is then. First of all, the photo you posted is clearly YF-16 #2 72-01568. The cockpit photo you posted is also clearly a YF-16. Can't tell if it's 01567 or 01568 but I have spent literally hundreds of hours in F-16 cockpits and your photo is of a YF-16 prototype not a production jet. This is evident by the non-ogive nose (YF-16 only) the split nose gear door (YF-16 only) and the unique (non-production) shape of the ventral stabs. Furthermore, there is no such serial number as 80-10568 for an F-16. There was a serial # 80-0568 as I stated earlier, but
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I don't want to get into a pissing contest here, but your information is highly inaccurate. There were only two YF-16s - never called YF-16A - these are the two FY 72 jets 01567 & 68. Both had Escapac seats for their entire flying careers. The first 8 pre-production jets FY 75-0745 thru 752 were never referred to as YF-16s, they were always referred to as FSD (Full Scale Development) jets, 6 F-16A and 2 F-16B, and were sometimes (unofficially) called Block 0 (zero) airframes. All 8 jets were delivered with Stencil seats, no exceptions. During the FSD testing perio
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http://nabe3saviation.web.fc2.com/images4/qwaa7-51.jpg
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Nice view of the underside of the linkage http://nabe3saviation.web.fc2.com/images3/twas3-65.jpg
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A better view of the stbd gear looking fwd
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On the A-7 the main gear is moved by a hydraulic cylinder aft of the main gear. The cylinder pulls the main struts aft to lower the gear and pushes the main struts forward to retract. A smaller separate door behind the main gear doors covers this actuating cylinder in retracted/in flight position. This aft view of the port gear shows the strut and smaller door (top right photo). .
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The locking strut retraction cylinder, when retracting, turns a bellcrank which unlocks the locking strut and then folds the locking strut in an upward direction. I think by playing with the mechanical advantage of both the upper and lower bellcranks you can get the range of motion you need. I'm basing this on my background in kinematics and mechanical engineering. The gear doors are operated by a separate cylinder in the upper/inner corner of the gear bay. This cylinder rotates a common shaft with rods attached to the gear doors. You can see the door actuation cylinder and shaft
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Yes the Kiddyland kit is the best option for a YF-16 in 1/48. The Tamiya kit is a close second, the fuselage is slightly longer than the Kiddyland kit but everything else is the same. The Idea / Hobbycraft kit is also a YF-16, I can't remember if it is identical to the Tamiya or the Kiddyland kit wrt fuselage length. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hobbycraft-hc1510-f-16-fighter--163644 .
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As you probably know, the S-3 landing gear was designed by LTV so it strongly resembles both the A-7 and F-8 gear design. Not near my references ATM...