Jabba29
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As Floyd said it is for track and balance of the head and blade. We put swopped two Aft blades over one time not on purpose)before we took the aircraft on a ground run and wondered why we the readings that we were getting were worst than the previous run. It was only after the Chinook had stopped the run and the people who were doing the test walked off the rear ramp and looked up that the mistake was spotted. Luckily the Chinook did not go flying, although I think that the readings and the pilots may have felt something was odd before it would have taken off. On Royal Air Force Chinooks all the head, damper and blade colours both Fwd and Aft are Green, Yellow, Red with Yellow being the master blade
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Pink Tornados from first Gulf War are my favorite ever.
Kits-World decals are releasing two sheets that cover this time period in both 1/48 and 1/72.
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Xtradecal and Model Alliance have issued several sheets covering most of the RAF Tornado special schemes over the years. I would like to see 12(B)Sqn done better though as they've been under represented. When they're on ops the aircraft lose their squadron markings (if any as the RAF pooled the Tornado GR.4 fleet a few years ago and markings became limited) and carry only serial number and stencilling.
Stephen
When the Tornados were used in Op Desert Fox as part of the UK Op Bolton, although flown by aircrew from a different Sqn the aircraft kept the Sqn markings from which they came from. This included aircraft from 12 Sqn in both the green/grey and all grey schemes with the big and small dart on the nose. There were also aircraft from 2,9,14 and 617 Sqns, all with the white triangle with the union jack within and full colour Sqn markings.
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Glad that the Iraqi scheme has been added to this sheet.
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Sorry but the Iraqi AF were referred to as IqAF not IrAF, however going by the serial number on the tail it is now simply IAF.
Sorry to say that I do not know where you have got this information from and I am not trying to get into some sort of competition. Every article in books and magazines that I have read on the Iraqi Air Force has always stated that the shortened version is IrAF, this includes an article in Int Air Power Review Vol 26 and the book Iraqi Fighters by Tom Cooper and Brig. Gen. Ahmad Sadik (who served in the Air Force). I agree with your assessment that this Air Force maybe called IAF now, but surely this would be the Indian Air Force?
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Wow gorgeous scheme, wasn't expecting that. Shouldn't the title be IqAF not IrAF though?
That does look rather different, and it is IrAF.
Has the IrAF changed its Roundel from the triangle?
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Not sure. The DS period nose art tended to be extremely elaborate and often airbrushed. Re-creating it in 1/144 would potentially require a huge number of colors (= more expensive printing) and/or offset printing.
Thanks for the answer, and I hope that you do as I would like some Desert Storm KC-135s on the display that I do.
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That looks very nice indeed.
Will the sheet include KC-135s from Desert Storm and the subsequent operations with all of the nose art?
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Can't forget these guys - their markings tend to look good on any plane.
That will be another model to the collection of Michigan ANG aircraft.
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I have been trying to find some from ODS, the brown/sand camoed ones, but so far nothing.
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Any update for us still waiting for German decal option:-)
Thanks
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Me too.
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K5. Some decal company actually made a set of decals for the 101 canopy striping. I'll dig out the name a bit later as I have a Voodoo on the line.....the Maniacs" from Caracal.
Canuck Models products do a set of decals for the F-101 canopy seals.
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surprised that no one has done the Michigan ANG F-4's with the nose art they carried for a couple of years. How about Michigan ANG 106's with their nose art, or the 87th FIS 106's and their nose art? ANG/AFRES has so many possibilities. A great theme
Expert Choice decals did both of these as I have them, whether they are still for sale or not I do not know.
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I would like one in 72nd scale of even 48th scale, that and a P-8.
Welsh Models make a 1/72nd P-8.
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Great news. A Michigan ANG F-4 in ADC grey in 1:32 scale!
Umm "Patience my fool".
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Or even some RF-84Fs
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1/48 and 1/72 helicopter weapons now prepared in the same quality as 1/35
Thanks I like the sound of that.
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Have you thought of making the above in any other scale, say at least 1/48th.
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I would like to see some decals for the EC-130 (RR) from the 193rd SOG of the PA ANG that operated in the gulf around 1990/91, plus some other special aircraft that operated in Desert Storm.
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Really like the idea of these sheets, will definitely buy some of them especially for the AIM-54. Although a 1/72nd modeller I would also like to see them in other scales.
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As has been mentioned earlier the Tornado F3 did not carry any Alarm missiles during Op Telic,but the Tornado GR4 did and I have seen photos of them carrying 4 missiles, two under the fuselage and one on each of the outboard rails of the inner wing pylons. Hope that this helps.
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It would be good to see some Alconbury aircraft.
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Maybe some Marine CH-46Es in desert storm.
I like this idea, also if some of the EC-130(RR) of the 193 S.O.G of the Pennsylvannia ANG of that time period could be done, that would be very nice
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Does this sheet include MH-60s and MH-47s from D storm and OIF, if so I will be looking at getting a sheet.