BWDenver

Military subjects are generally not a problem. The problem come in with companies like Boeing deciding they need to get paid for the use of their name. I always thought it was rather irksome that a model company had to pay Boeing for putting their name on, say a B-52 kit, when the US taxpayers paid for it. If you want complicated, try marketing a Ferrari kit....

Harbour Air is the is one of the heavy weights of seaplane ops. They run a very active commercial operation out of Vancouver AB. Past colors were yellow and black, but the current colors are blue and yellow. During the 150 Year Anniversary of Canada, Harbour Air painted a select number of Beaver and Otters in red and white. Harbour Air dHC-2 Beaver Mk I C-GOLC_EDO-493 on approach in Vancouver. I was waiting to sale on a trip up to Alaska and had a great time shooting seaplanes. The nose No. of this bird is 221, but 21 is displayed on the left wing, all

With the release of the Dora Wings dHC-2 Beaver Seaplane there are all sorts of possibilities for and enterprising decal company. Gulf Island Seaplanes on the Warf in Vancouver CA, taken Sep 2023. The seaplane basin at Vancouver is a very busy place with over 200 takeoffs and arrivals a day, mostly by Harbour Air. Some of the birds rolled off the assembly line in the late 40's. the Northwest Native artwork is displayed on the wings and fuselage. Note the canoe paddle secured to the left float. Gulf Island Seaplanes taxing out on a flight. Sitting on EDO

NASA S-3 735 & OH-6A 731 at NASA Aimes June 1979

The little birds are easy, the heavier helos pose a different problem. LOTS of heat coming out. The engines also heat up the tail section. On the CH-47D shootdown in Iraq the missile detonated against the engine, not the stack, and it was a rear aspect shot. You can see the flanges on the exhaust stacks for the IR suppressors. Flange to mount the IR suppressors covered while on the ranp. Closeup of the flange.

I've got some Boeing inboard and outboard profiles, and they depict an exhaust cold air stack of sorts. The only time I've seen it depicted is on a Boeing poste of the 46 SNM (Safety, Reliability, and Maintainability) Project. Originally called DCUP (Dynamic Component Upgrade), but some folks at Boeings thought that would be a bit inappropriate. Some basic size relationships Anybody know of any info on it?

Most the folks I've talked to indicate the sight is less than useful.... Same basic system for the OH-58/OH-6

Would not be the first time that happened in the military. USAF routinely did it with RC-135's. There were SOAFA agreements enforce in England that limited the number of airframes in country at any given time. It sort of blew up when a bird came in late at night and they parked it on the ramp, instead of putting it in the hanger. The next morning someone notice there were two RC-135's parked tail to tail on the ramp. With the same tail No... I understand a spotter got a picture of it.

That's a shame. I have a number of shots from the 4/17th covering some of the Prime Chance deployment, Hati and a Load Ex they did with the AH-58D's. They gave me lose photographs and I copied and returned them. The heraldry storage center for the US Army is/was at Pueblo Weapons Depot. Pueblo CO. Guess they stored the stuff in bunkers. When I was in C 227th (1974) and we got reflagged to C 1/6th 6th ACCB we got a shipment from Pueblo. The BN CDR called all the pilots in and said "Isn't this fantastic! What do you think about all this!" One of the W4's replied t

That be the shot. Nothing Cooler than an AH-6 with a Hush Kit!

I think all the OH-58A airframes converted to OH-58D's were renumbered. The OH-58A - OH-58C/CS kept the same SN. On an aside, the OH-58D Stealth birds had most of the stealth gear stripped off, but kept the pointed noses. They also did that with the CH-47D conversion from CH-47A/B/D airframes that were in the bone yard. the only way you could research teh airframes is with the Boeing Hull No. They did not 0 time the airframes though... The SN sequences of the Army birds has always been a mystery to me how it jumps around...

Another view of the addressing of a package... Via 4/17 Ft Bragg

Another family photo, as it were. A mix of AH-58D and OH-58D's. Can't quite make out the lettering on the bird lower right. I think the birds were essentially in storage. A few looked like they were being flown. I was at Bragg on a two-week currency tour flying OH-58A's.

I think the A-10 prototype flew with the F-105D seat while they were certifying the ESCAPAC seat. In any event, it was in the bird that crashed in Paris. Can't make any promises on access to the seat thought... Bryan

The F-84F and F-105B shared the same seat initially. The F-105D/F/G used the same basic seat. On an interesting note, the A-10 Prototype flew with an F-105D seat, before e it was replace in production birds with the ESCAPAC 1E-9, and later ACES II. I'll have to check with the folks I know about accessing one. Bryan