Vidar_710 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 ADMINISTRATION... please pin this thread to the top. Awesome references in here. Tracy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shion Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Some canopy, nose and refuelling probe trap weathering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 A F-14 with a full missile load: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, Finn said: A F-14 with a full missile load: Jari That's my favorite loadout right there. I'm trying to figure out what squadron that is. Any guesses? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 VF-24. The pic is upside down though, the original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-14A_VF-24_Sparrows_and_Sidewinders_4.JPEG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Try to recreate this weathering. Or this: Nothing comes close to the Raptor for weird looking weathering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Here is one: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 That paint didn't hold up very well. That scheme isn't that old. Cool looking weathering, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: That paint didn't hold up very well. That scheme isn't that old. Cool looking weathering, though. I'm seeing greens and purples in the weathered paint. Weird. Like you said, looks cool. Would be interesting to try and replicate that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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GreyGhost Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Green Knights F-35Bs getting weathered at sea... (Sort of.) -Gregg Edited August 14, 2019 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Mstor Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/14/2019 at 1:08 AM, GreyGhost said: Green Knights F-35Bs getting weathered at sea... (Sort of.) -Gregg I might have asked this before, if so, sorry, old age... How do they manage corrosion control on the F-35? Does it even need the same kind of paint touch ups that are used on other aircraft? Do they just have cans of the special Have Glass paint to use. None of the pics of Bs or Cs that I've seen so far (and that's not that many) show any evidence that I can see of paint touch up. Curious minds want to know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Not much of a weathering view but a good idea of what this Hornet is carrying: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 That a Canadian Hornet? Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 I think it is a Aussie one. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Finn said: I think it is a Aussie one. Jari If it is, that means it could be Canadian.....now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 It's an Aussie one. Over Iraq. Northern hemisphere. Which probably explains why it isn't flying upside down. 😉 Here's the caption: "A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender while flying a mission in support of Operation Okra over Iraq, March 22, 2017. The RAAF is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve through Operation Okra. Since operations commenced in 2014, the F/A-18A Hornets and F/A-18F Super Hornets have flown more than 12,000 hours during more than 2,000 sorties and delivered more than 1,600 munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward) ." SOURCE I would've guessed Aussie since it carries an Elta ECM pod on the intake station. Do the Canadian Hornets also use Elta ECM pods? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ESzczesniak Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 6/21/2018 at 12:39 PM, Finn said: The S/B for Standard Ballast is just a guess on my part. Here is another one that looks to have been written on several times: note RDY indicates the gun is ready which means it can be fired when selections are made. Jari I know this is a Super Hornet, but would combat loaded a Legacy Hornet circa 2003 have similar chalk markings for gun/countermeasures loads? And if so, would it be on this similar corresponding panels? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, ESzczesniak said: I know this is a Super Hornet, but would combat loaded a Legacy Hornet circa 2003 have similar chalk markings for gun/countermeasures loads? And if so, would it be on this similar corresponding panels? Yes, except it would say "1x500" instead of 1x350. S/B stands for Standard Belt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ESzczesniak Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, GW8345 said: Yes, except it would say "1x500" instead of 1x350. S/B stands for Standard Belt. Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 hours ago, ESzczesniak said: Thank you! Note, if the Hornet you are doing only has 2 chaff buckets the chaff/flare load will reflect 60 rounds total. Example - 30/30. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Interesting drop tank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hard to say, but it looks like the port side tank has the same strange coloring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shion Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Due to the placement, they seem to have peel off the SHADOWHAWKS stencils of a CAG bird fuel tank, like this one: I thought those tanks were painted, but it seems it is in fact stencils. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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