flybywire Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi everyone! Just like to now if the Heather-Ferris scheme for all applicable U.S. jets the same or uniform? Because I've seen color callouts from well-known manufacturers for U.S. jets with different shades, unless there has been some kind of mistakes in their research and printing. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 There were lots of different patterns and colors. HTH, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) There are several different Heater-Ferris schemes. Here is a link to the now out of production Afterburners decal sheet. You can see a variety of different schemes. http://www.hyperscale.com/2009/reviews/decals/afterburner48051reviewrk_1.htm Edited July 17, 2015 by gonzalo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chek Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Can I just add it's the Heater-Ferris scheme, after Cmdr. C.J. "Heater" Heatley of the US Navy's Top Gun squadron and aviation artist Keith Ferris. I'm sure Heather Ferris is a very nice woman. As Andre (and Gonzalo) state, there are many variations of what is essentially a splinter pattern ranging across as many as four shades of light-to-dark greys in a graduated pattern as opposed to disruptive style.. The aim of the scheme wasn't primarily to aid concealment as with most camouflage, but rather to confuse a close-in attacker with respect to the aircraft's attitude and direction. Hence the common add-on of the false canopy painted on the underside, a feature which still survives on RCAF Hornets. Edited July 17, 2015 by chek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Thank you all for your responses! But I think I should rephrase my question. I should have asked that while there are different patterns done on the airframe, what I intended to ask was actually was there only a standard/same 4 colors involved or was there really a wide range of colors (meaning more than 4) drawn in various patterns also. Sorry for the confusion back there. Edited July 17, 2015 by flybywire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Can I just add it's the Heater-Ferris scheme, after Cmdr. C.J. "Heater" Heatley of the US Navy's Top Gun squadron and aviation artist Keith Ferris. I'm sure Heather Ferris is a very nice woman. As Andre (and Gonzalo) state, there are many variations of what is essentially a splinter pattern ranging across as many as four shades of light-to-dark greys in a graduated pattern as opposed to disruptive style.. The aim of the scheme wasn't primarily to aid concealment as with most camouflage, but rather to confuse a close-in attacker with respect to the aircraft's attitude and direction. Hence the common add-on of the false canopy painted on the underside, a feature which still survives on RCAF Hornets. Oh I'm so sorry for mispelling his name. I actuaaly checked the net for the correct spelling and something or somewhere came out with the exact heather-ferris phrase, so I didn't hesitate to use it. Again, my apology to the squadron that carries that very magnificent name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Again, my apology to the squadron that carries that very magnificent name. Oh, it's even better than that, actually :D It's not a squadron, but a man, a legend in the Tomcat and Adversary communities. Cdr. CJ Heatley, callsign "Heater." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Maybe Heather was his daughter? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) There seems to be a lot of color variation, even for what is the same Heater-Ferris pattern. I am not sure if that is due to fading, bad color film photographic representation from the 80's or just variation in the actual paint used. Especially the darkest shade can sometimes seem pretty vividly blue, sometimes dark gray and sometime lighter blue/gray. While on the subject, does anyone have any pics of the Marine Phantoms in Heater-Ferris (as seen on the Afterburner sheet)? I can only ever find pics of the VF-301 and VF-302 F-4's in Heater-Ferris. :cheers:/>/> Marcel Edited July 18, 2015 by Marcel111 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) Could anybody confirm the color callouts for the recently released F-16XL "fictional" Heater-Ferris scheme if they are indeed accurate? Is it really fictional, howcome I have seen pictures on the net that look very real? Edited July 18, 2015 by flybywire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Could anybody confirm the color callouts for the recently just released F-16XL "fictional" Heater-Ferris scheme if they are indeed accurate? Is it really fictional, howcome I have seen pictures on the net that look very real? The F-16XL two seater (75-0747) actually did have a Heater-Ferris scheme applied to it in the early-mid 1980s for a time. There's a couple of pictures of it to be found in this pdf file about the F-16XL: F-16XL info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Maybe Heather was his daughter? :)/> Or, his wife? Wouldn't be the first wife to disguise the angle she's coming at her husband from.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) erratum Edited July 19, 2015 by flybywire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Was the Heater-Ferris scheme in this kit labeled "fictional" because it was never carried by the one-seater F-16XL? Edited July 24, 2015 by flybywire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Was the Heater-Ferris scheme in this kit labeled "fictional" because it was never carried by the one-seater F-16XL? It was only carried by the two-seater, here are drawings from a 1984 IPMS article. Sorry, the images won't link directly http://web.archive.org/web/20071212173147/http://www.habu2.net/vipers/xl/xl-10.jpg http://web.archive.org/web/20071212173147/http://www.habu2.net/vipers/xl/xl-11.jpg Edited July 25, 2015 by habu2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 It was only carried by the two-seater, here are drawings from a 1984 IPMS article. Sorry, the images won't link directly http://web.archive.org/web/20071212173147/http://www.habu2.net/vipers/xl/xl-10.jpg http://web.archive.org/web/20071212173147/http://www.habu2.net/vipers/xl/xl-11.jpg I knew it. No wonder why I couldn't find any picture of the single-seater with that scheme. Many thanks for the links! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.