cabo91 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've been back building models...slowly, but at least I'm back at it. So, I love modern Russian fighters and that brings me to Academy's SU-27UB, specifically the two seater. In quite a few of the picturs I've seen, there looks to be some sort of 'Roll Bar' over the rear seat coming from the back and it looks to connect to the Console in front of the rear seater. Does anyone, first off, know what I'm talking about and second (even better) have any good close-up pictures of the bar? Steven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alfredodelpino Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hello Steven, in Britmodeller there is a topic about: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/75354-su-27-question/ I think i Have read it is for a curtain, since the UB is a training plane, the student goes in front seat, and the curtain is used for IFR missions (whatever that means) Hope it is useful Alfredo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alfredodelpino Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Or reading again your post, I think it is other structure you are asking about, sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BMH Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hello Steven, in Britmodeller there is a topic about: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/75354-su-27-question/ I think i Have read it is for a curtain, since the UB is a training plane, the student goes in front seat, and the curtain is used for IFR missions (whatever that means) Hope it is useful Alfredo IFR= Instrument Flight Rules VFR= Visual Flight Rules. Curtain is used to block the student's view outside to make students use and trust their instruments when there is no visibility--dark night over water, bad weather, etc. VFR conditions means clear weather, good flying weather, IFR conditions means only pilots rated for IFR should go flying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Its a blind flying hood - a curtain that goes over the front-seat students cockpit to make him fly on instruments alone ..... I took this from the back seat of the Ukrainian Su-27UB that was at RAF Fairford a coulpe of years ago.... There are other photos out there.... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cabo91 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Its a blind flying hood - a curtain that goes over the front-seat students cockpit to make him fly on instruments alone ..... I took this from the back seat of the Ukrainian Su-27UB that was at RAF Fairford a coulpe of years ago.... There are other photos out there.... Ken And I just thought it was some cool top-secret roll-bar... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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