Tailspin Turtle
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1 hour ago, BWDenver said:
Ah, so they were both LH chute pack install.
Bryan
? Both seats had the chute on the outboard side...
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Bryan, the right-hand seat did have the parachute on the right-hand side.
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The XV-15 had LW-3B seats, mounted side by side. We did one static (on the ground) test. Note that the parachute is on opposite sides even on the OV-10 installation, which if I remember correctly was to insure seat separation laterally. Yours truly is in the left seat; note the parachute on the left side of the seat.
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21 hours ago, Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy said:
So, basically when the aforementioned ResKit aftermarket wheels say they're for the "A,B, C & D" versions, they're referring to the AF ones used just at the beginning, yes?
For the B yes. More here from my F-111 subject-matter expert: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/f111indetailjr_4.htm
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http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-f-111b-production-main-landing-gear.html
The Air Force main landing gear tires were "fat" for unpaved-field operations; the As were 47" x 18". The Navy tires were narrow high-pressure, 42" x 13". Note that the first three F-111Bs had Air Force landing gear.
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I think I would prefer the M-B garters to those shin clamps...
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12 hours ago, Bozothenutter said:
Amazon.nl says 25-25 April...😭
Mine arrived from Casemate Publishers last week.
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7 hours ago, BWDenver said:
The figure of the first 10 airframes came from the folks at Stanley.
Bryan, I should have clarified my nitpicking by noting that the 10th F4H-1 with the Stanley seat was BuNo 145310 (#11), which made its first flight on 29
August 1959, while BuNo 145309 (#10) didn't fly until 19 February 1960, delayed by the availability of the first Raytheon Airborne Missile Control System, so strictly speaking, the first 10 F4H-1s to fly had Stanley seats.
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"The first seat in the Phantom II was a joint seat by McDonnell/Stanely. Although I have not found specific information what parts were made by McDonnell and what parts were by Stanely. The attached shots are from McDonnell. It was installed in the first 10 airframe and was in the aircraft for a number of records."
Stanley, not "Stanely". Strictly speaking, the original seat wasn't in the first 10 BuNos since 145309 was completed with the Martin-Baker seat. For sure, 142660 (#2) and 145307 (#8) were retrofitted with the M-B seat. According to my notes, the others kept the original seat.
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My favorite is this one: https://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2019/09/douglas-xb-4243-main-landing-gear.html. It's amazing what you can visualize with things like a paper clip and an eraser: https://www.historynet.com/tough-turkey-why-grummans-tbf-avenger-was-the-ultimate-torpedo-bomber/
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I'm pretty sure that the "small hydraulic cylinder" both unlocks the "locking brace" and causes it to double up, pulling the main strut into the wheel well, along with closing the doors.
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For what it's worth, my tutorial on anhedral/dihedral and wing sweep from an aerodynamicist's standpoint: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/03/anhedraldihedral-and-wing-sweep.html
And one on the C-130's dihedral: https://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2017/01/c-130-dihedral.html
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22 hours ago, martinBK said:
Please see sparkit-models.com for Crusader seats (MK5 and MK7).
Thanks - My understanding is that the M-B seats in the F8U were also nonstandard because the width between the consoles required the bucket to be narrower.
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16 hours ago, Rando said:
This gentleman took an FJ-4 Fury aftermarket seat and modified it to resemble the early Crusader seat in 1/48 scale. Not sure if that seat exists in 1/72 or if you'd want to try modifying it in that scale, but might be a solution if you reeeeeally want to make the Cuba kit accurate.
Sorry - I can't take a look at the link to comment on that - I've been permanently banned from Britmodeler (my apologies if anyone has tried to contact me there). Just about any seat (an A4D's might be the best) could be converted with a little shaping and some plastic. Note that the original headrest was subsequently modified to have a deeper cushion.
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14 hours ago, ReccePhreak said:
According to NAVWEPS 01-45HHB-501, NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model RF-8A Aircraft, dated 15 Aug 1964, the RF-8A used either a Martin Baker MK-F5 or MK-F5A ejection seat. I don't know if the kit seat represents that or not, and the only aftermarket Martin Baker MK-F5 seat was white metal ones by Aeroclub (EJ003), now LOOOONG OOP.
The RF-8G utilized a Martin Baker MK-F7 ejection seat, according to NAVAIR-01-45HHB-1, NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model RF-8G, dated 1 September 1978.
Larry
The F8U-1P originally had a Vought-furnished ejection seat. The kit only provides a Martin Baker seat that isn't readily identifiable as either a Mk 5 or a Mk 7. However, in 1/72 scale, these can be distinguished by painting the parachute housing accordingly (see http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2011/02/transition-to-martin-baker-ejection.html).
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1 hour ago, fasteagle12 said:
Thanks Don.. I've looked at the Squadron canopies that you referenced, and they may be able to be used, but before that, I'm getting a Mustang kit canopy and see if they're even close, lengthwise. I also have a possible line on an early F-86 that may be closer. Of course, that best and first option is to see if someone has a leftover from the Czech Model kit, since it came with 2 so I'm still looking for one of those.
Thanks again!
That depends on what you mean by "close"...
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For what it's worth, this is a sideview comparison of the FJ-3 and F-86H using pretty good North American drawings: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/08/north-american-fj-3-redux.html
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7 hours ago, SCOUT712 said:
I am pretty sure I read it somewhere (might have been in the Muroc Models F-8U1 conversion set instructions). And when watching YouTube videos of early Crusaders landing, the nosewheel swivels freely when the Jet is pulled back from the arresting cable.
The early Version A-4s also did not feature nose gear steering while later versions do. So I wonder if it was also added to late model Crusaders.
Best regards
Michael
From the F-8A/B Flight Manual: Unpowered 360° nose wheel swivelling is available when the steering system is not actuated.
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Are you sure that the F8U-1 nose gear was not steerable? In any event, without it, to steer coming out of the wires, differential braking. To line up on the catapult, which required more precision, a steering bar would be attacked to the nose wheel and a deckhand would turn the nose wheel .
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It is likely that it was red, not blue, because the standard trim color for the 1XX numbered squadron in the air group was red.
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Thanks for posting that. Note that it was promoted as Air Power '56 but the air show was actually held on 3-5 September 1955...
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16 hours ago, Jon Krol said:
Hi Tommy. I have your Ginter monograph on the F-111B. Not too thick because of the limited existance of the subject but full of info.
Thanks - I have some errata and additional information stuff for that monograph that I email on request but most of it is on one or the other of my blogs.
A-4C question
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In spite of trying, I've not been able to determine why the different A-4 tailpipe endings came about and when. For my last look, see https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2016/08/a4d-skyhawk-one-more-time.html. It didn't result in any comments.