Craig Baldwin Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 During my build of the FineMolds F-15, I noticed that some aircraft have the round louvred vent to the right side aft of the cockpit, and some don't. And now in at least one case there are photos of an aircraft with and without it in the time period of one year. Assuming it is tied to the Environmental System (air conditioning), anyone have any information on it installation? Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Craig Baldwin said: During my build of the FineMolds F-15, I noticed that some aircraft have the round louvred vent to the right side aft of the cockpit, and some don't. And now in at least one case there are photos of an aircraft with and without it in the time period of one year. Assuming it is tied to the Environmental System (air conditioning), anyone have any information on it installation? Thank you According to "The Modern Eagle Guide" by Jake Melampy, the round exhaust is for the Regenerative Heat Exchanger. Factory installed on all Eagles up to F-15E 96-0200. Later Eagles had a change to the ECS which negated the round exhaust. Many earlier Eagles have been modified to also remove this exhaust which is what happened to 090 in the photos. Best to check photo references for the particular jet being modeled. Cheers, John Edited November 9, 2023 by CF104 clarification Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 11:09 AM, CF104 said: According to "The Modern Eagle Guide" by Jake Melampy, the round exhaust is for the Regenerative Heat Exchanger. Factory installed on all Eagles up to F-15E 96-0200. Later Eagles had a change to the ECS which negated the round exhaust. Many earlier Eagles have been modified to also remove this exhaust which is what happened to 090 in the photos. Best to check photo references for the particular jet being modeled. Thank you John. One never has enough reference material. I see that book is harder to find. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Illu Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I sure do wish someone would 3D print that exhaust and an F-15A/C canopy turtle deck with all the lightening holes and details underneath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 FineMolds is pretty on the ball for these new Eagle kits: the "J-MSIP" one does not have this exhaust, but the "Hot Scramble 1984" one does... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 23 hours ago, Mercury said: FineMolds is pretty on the ball for these new Eagle kits: the "J-MSIP" one does not have this exhaust, but the "Hot Scramble 1984" one does... Yes, I have both, and wish they would have included both parts in all kits. A good build but double check alignment of parts along the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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