B-ONE27 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Been online checking, even code one magazine however no clear picture seem to show if the main landing gear struts are standard white or some other color. FWIW, I'm building the late Testors 1/48 kit and they call for steel however I wanted to be sure before I committed as I know often times the research is not accurate by the kit producer. Does anyone know definitively. TIA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
canadadry1 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hi B-ONE27... Take a look at this scroll down and you should find what you're looking for ...Linky Dozens of fantastic pics here... Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Ahhhh...the memories..if you've never seen a "Dragon Lady" take off....you don't know what ya missed...it is in a word spectacular!!!, considering all the folks involved :D , the climb out is awe inspiring; I know why Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson was so proud B) . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 What kind of U-2? That covers a lot of territory. I'd say for any early U-2 most likely painted silver. For later/modern U-2R/S, I'd say gloss white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I used to see those things take off twice a day, always made me stop and watch. The landing could be quite a show as their trucks and staff car chased it down the runway, trying to get the outrigger gear arrached. Here's a few shots for inspiration: this one landed at Korat for some reason, possibly maintenance related. This was the only one I ever saw there. We almost hit this one on our way to the freedom bird at U-Tapapo. I was fortunate enough to be standing in the front of the bus and shot it through the windshield. They didn't like pictures of these taken, but I was only about a 1/2 mile from our aircraft and this was my last chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-ONE27 Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 What kind of U-2? That covers a lot of territory. I'd say for any early U-2 most likely painted silver. For later/modern U-2R/S, I'd say gloss white. Yes, it's going to be a late U-2R/S, so gloss white it is...thanks Jens!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I used to see those things take off twice a day, always made me stop and watch. You could set your watch by the sound of the engine....you knew it was o'clock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes, it's going to be a late U-2R/S, so gloss white it is...thanks Jens!! The forward (main) gear strut on the U-2R/S is a bare steel color. Not sure of the material but it is definitely not painted white. The main wheels are white. The tail gear assembly is painted white as well. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-ONE27 Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Roger, thanks CF104! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 If I remember right, the outriggers were red. But it has been a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 If I remember right, the outriggers were red. But it has been a long time. Yup same color I remember....with that cone head and a notch sort of to snap into the points on the wings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I thought the outriggers/pogos were that day-glo orange color. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Here's a little something I found. Scroll down and there are some walk around photos. It looks like the painted the mains black of all things. Logos do indeed look red in the photos. But they have it as being orange in the text. http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/u2sdwa_1.htm Edited March 23, 2016 by achterkirch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Here's a little something I found. Scroll down and there are some walk around photos. It looks like the painted the mains black of all things. Logos do indeed look red in the photos. But they have it as being orange in the text. http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/u2sdwa_1.htm Already linked in post #2. The gear leg itself is unpainted with the landing lights and gear door links painted black. The material of the leg looks like titanium to me. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-ONE27 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Already linked in post #2. The gear leg itself is unpainted with the landing lights and gear door links painted black. The material of the leg looks like titanium to me. Cheers, John CF, that's just what I was looking for!!! Excellent pictuture...thank you...Appreciate everyone's help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-ONE27 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Already linked in post #2. The gear leg itself is unpainted with the landing lights and gear door links painted black. The material of the leg looks like titanium to me. Cheers, John CF, that's just what I was looking for!!! Excellent pictuture...thank you...Appreciate everyone's help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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