GreyGhost Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Interesting weathering on this one... Courtesy of The Drive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Interesting camouflage too ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (Photo: US Navy) Note the centerline tank ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (All photos: US Navy) ~Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (All photos: Hawaii Air National Guard) ~Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 What about really dirty F-35C: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruiz Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Interesting, both the F-22 and F-35 get dirty with a similar red/brown color; does the anti-radar paint wears that way, or is it just regular grime that combines to that particular hue.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I know the F-35's paint is supposed to be much more durable than the F-22's ... Other than that its probably allot of "Secret Squirrel" information ... (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruiz Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 If it's just dirt, we'll see a picture of the crew washing it away sooner or later. By the way, I love the look of the beefier landing gear on the C; it also has more inspiring weathering and markings. Thanks for sharing, Gregg and Solo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Also the larger wings of the F-35C just looks better ... (Photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 F-35C (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I thought this would be fitting here since it shows allot of weathered carrier aircraft ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 "Cat 4 No Go"???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 5 hours ago, 11bee said: "Cat 4 No Go"???? Aircraft with certain ordnance loads are not allowed to be catapulted off of CAT 4, hence the "CAT 4 No Go" being written in chalk on the radome. This is to tell the Cat Crew that that aircraft is restricted from CAT 4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 10 hours ago, GW8345 said: Aircraft with certain ordnance loads are not allowed to be catapulted off of CAT 4, hence the "CAT 4 No Go" being written in chalk on the radome. This is to tell the Cat Crew that that aircraft is restricted from CAT 4. Interesting, never seen that before. Assume then that CAT 4 has a little bit less "umph" than the other cats on the boat? Would make for a nice touch on my upcoming SH build. Nice scorch/weathering on the radome of that jet as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 10 hours ago, 11bee said: Interesting, never seen that before. Assume then that CAT 4 has a little bit less "umph" than the other cats on the boat? Would make for a nice touch on my upcoming SH build. Nice scorch/weathering on the radome of that jet as well. It has nothing to do with the catapult itself, all CAT's are the same on a carrier. It has to do with if the aircraft has a catastrophic landing gear failure and the obstacles along the deck edge. Basically, if the left gear compresses completely, blows a tire, collapses, etc, certain things on the left wing won't have enough clearance to prevent hitting some stuff along the deck edge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Is that jet configured as a tanker? Is "4 Wet" one of those Cat 4 no-go configurations? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 I’ll ask the two Super drivers that’s work for me tomorrow about it. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, picknpluck said: Is that jet configured as a tanker? Is "4 Wet" one of those Cat 4 no-go configurations? That jet is a EA-18G Growler so they would not be authorized for the 5 wet configuration. For the Super Hornet, the 5 wet configuration is not restricted from CAT 4. For everyone's FYSA: the ordnance load restrictions are specific to each carrier so you have to know what carrier and ordnance load in order to to determine if the load is restricted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 3:03 AM, GW8345 said: Basically, if the left gear compresses completely, blows a tire, collapses, etc, certain things on the left wing won't have enough clearance to prevent hitting some stuff along the deck edge. Along with what GW said, particular configs don't allow proper clearance for kids poking their heads up through hatches in the LA. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (All photos: US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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