SCOUT712 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Calling the Supertweet experts; I am starting nice littel Academy A-37B Dragonfly kit at the moment and wonder how the area under the fod screens for the engine intakes look like. I am yet to find a decent picture. Furthermore, how do they work? Having seen a video showing a latin american jet rolling slowing down on the runway, these screen were dangling in the slip stream. Do they operate by air flow pressure and will be (un)locked from the intakes at EOD by the groundcrew? Or is there some kind of mechanism? Thanks Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Here is the answer for the Inlet Screens:: https://www.docdroid.com/vXcFTIE/a-37a-preliminary-flight-manual-pdf#page=18 Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUT712 Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Thanks a lot! That's what I like about this hobby. I learn so much about different aircraft. Now I need to find a picture showing the mechanism. Cheers Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 There are a couple of pics here: http://www.grubbyfingersshop.com/walkaround_galleries/Cessna_A-37B_Dragonfly_Walkaround_6810805_VH-DLO_Temora_2014/content/index_4.html At least one from the front and one from the rear. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUT712 Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Top! That is all I needed! Cheers Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUT712 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Now that the inlet screen question is solved. Anybody knows what bombs the small ones on the outer station are and what the bomb carrier would look like? The picture is from the open FB page Los A-37B en el conflicto de "Falso Paquisha" which covers some info about the Border conflict between Ecuador and Peru in Jan/Feb 1981. Cheers Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Anti personnel fragmentation. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUT712 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Ok, but the question is, which origin they are. Thereby it might be possible to find out what the stores carrier looked like. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Micheal there were various types of fragmentation bomb clusters, use that term in Google search to look around. Here is one: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUT712 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Awesome Info Jari, this is sufficient for some scratchbuilding. Thanks Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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