Sausage Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Just wondering, is the FOD cover totally removable on the real thing? I've seen some intake photos and there appears to be no FOD cover in the entire tunnel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Just wondering, is the FOD cover totally removable on the real thing? I've seen some intake photos and there appears to be no FOD cover in the entire tunnel. I take it you mean the anti-FOD mesh screen ??? It sits along the bottom of the intake duct when stowed (open) - so you can't see it from a distance - you can see right down the intake. There is also a separate FOD cover - the red-painted blanking plate that is fitted when the aircraft is parked.... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sausage Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Yes, I meant the screen. So when the plane is operational, the screen still sits on the tunnel floor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Wow. Nice to see this thread back up here!!! Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Yes, I meant the screen. So when the plane is operational, the screen still sits on the tunnel floor? Yes - it is only in the raised position when the engine is running and there is weight on the main wheels - in other words, when it starts up and taxies. In flight - as soon as the wheels leave the ground - the mesh grille folds down along the bottom of the intake trunk leaving the intake 'open'. AFAIK, the system can be 'overridden' - which is how you can see (and photograph) it in the 'up' (raised) position with the engine off. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sausage Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Can I know what color you painted the intakes eventually? Was it some kind of yellow-silver? Absolutely!!The intakes are attached now......... ^_^ Here's how they look: I could n't resist adding a little weathering (#1, below) These marks are left when the intake covers are removed....... I'll have to work out how to disguise the slight line where the resin parts meet the Trumpeter parts. Other than that they're nearly finished. Now I can add the remaining hoses and pipes and move on to joining the two fuselage halves together..... :) :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hi Sausage, I painted the insides with Tamiya Gloss Aluminium and then used an oil paint wash of yellow ochre. See here: p#23 HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarcDuhon Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 you left out the tank under the canopy lifting body..... I think Zactoman had this listed as the "Flux capacitor" LOL although Im not sure if the Soviets were using Doc. Brown on their research back during the early Flanker designs...LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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