Guest mr. tomcat Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Here's a digital image passed along to me from a friend in the Navy. I believe the photographer to be a Lt. Taylor. This scheme is a retro VFA-82 scheme paying tribute to squadronmates from the USS America, Vietnam War cruise. Cheers, Dave :P Link to post Share on other sites
mungo1974 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Nice....decals please! Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Now, I like that better than the AFLAC DUCK scheme! I agree Colin and Thanks Dave !!! Nice Picture !!! Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor16 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Great scheme!! Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Ahh Maurauders... It may not be a corsair II, but it's a pretty paintscheme! Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Always scares me to see AD on a fleet squadron plane. Usually means they are going away soon. :D Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) That is not a beautiful Bug. That is a beautiful Hornet...... or a beautiful Legacy Hornet...... ..or a beautiful Baby Hornet.......... ..it is not called the Bug. Calling the Hornet the "Bug" is like calling the Mustang- the "Horsey". I've talked to several people who are associated with the F-18 and NOBODY calls it the BUG! Chappie Edited July 10, 2005 by Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) n/m Edited January 22, 2006 by Michael Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Kethan Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 That is not a beutiful Bug.That is a beautiful Hornet........ ..or a beautiful Legacy Hornet...... ..or a beautiful Baby Hornet.......... ..it is not called the Bug. Calling the Hornet the "Bug" is like calling the Mustang- the "Horsey". I've talked to several people who are associated with the F-18 and NOBODY calls it the BUG! Chappie Chappie.... I've been saying that for at least 2 years. I finally gave up. It is a nice looking scheme on that HORNET! It would look good next to my A-7E with the same markings! Chris Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mr. tomcat Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) No one in the Stealth community refers to the F-117 as the Stink Bug and no one in the F-16 community refers to the Viper as the Lawn Dart either. Edited July 10, 2005 by mr. tomcat Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mr. tomcat Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 In light of the fact they are going away, here are a few scans from their Corsair II days. No, I did not refer to it as a SLUF! Link to post Share on other sites
NOBBY15 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 :D Great pic almost as good as a F4 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mr. tomcat Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 And another. Thank God for Kodachrome. Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) Chappie.... I've been saying that for at least 2 years. I finally gave up. It is a nice looking scheme on that HORNET! It would look good next to my A-7E with the same markings!Chris Chris, Let us not give up. Let's launch an anti-Bug and anti Super Bug campaign!! Chappie By the way- Those are awseome pictures of the Corsair IIs. And the original picture of the F-18 is good too.....too bad all aircraft can't be painted like that. Chappie Edited July 10, 2005 by Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
Spaced Marine Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I'd liek to see that as a decal sheet. Cam? Twobobs? anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
Fuji Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Hey Dave Have you got a higher res version of that Hornet image? Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 agreed, looks much better than the AFLAC bird which was even more hideous when you had to cruise with it.... Link to post Share on other sites
jotter Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 agreed, looks much better than the AFLAC bird which was even more hideous when you had to cruise with it.... Really? I kinda liked it. Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 maybe it was seeing it daily - got to be something of an eyesore. but on the brightside, easier to spot in the overhead pattern.... Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Shropshire Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 That is not a beautiful Bug.That is a beautiful Hornet...... or a beautiful Legacy Hornet...... ..or a beautiful Baby Hornet.......... ..it is not called the Bug. Calling the Hornet the "Bug" is like calling the Mustang- the "Horsey". I've talked to several people who are associated with the F-18 and NOBODY calls it the BUG! Chappie THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! Chappie you are my hero of the next 60 mins Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 That is not a beautiful Bug.That is a beautiful Hornet...... or a beautiful Legacy Hornet...... ..or a beautiful Baby Hornet.......... ..it is not called the Bug. Calling the Hornet the "Bug" is like calling the Mustang- the "Horsey". I've talked to several people who are associated with the F-18 and NOBODY calls it the BUG! Chappie THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! Chappie you are my hero of the next 60 mins Thanks dude. I'm glad I'm not alone in this. Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
jotter Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) Out of curiosity, Did people in the Tomcat community ever refer to the F-14 as "The Turkey", the A-10 "The Warthog" etc.? Or is that slang adopted by civillians? More over, does the military ever use their planes nicknames? Edited July 11, 2005 by jotter Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Out of curiosity, Did people in the Tomcat community ever refer to the F-14 as "The Turkey", the A-10 "The Warthog" etc.? Or is that slang adopted by civillians? More over, does the military ever use their planes nicknames? Yes, in the A-10 community we do refer to it as a "warthog" however we usually refer to it as a "hog". It has been my experience that the more derisive nick names are used outside there own community. -16's are refered to as Lawn Darts in A-10 squadron and I have heard a pilot refer to a -117 as a stinkbug! I would imagine those who refer to a hornet as a "bug" are not in the F-18 community. Just my 2 cents... Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) Here's a digital image passed along to me from a friend in the Navy. I believe the photographer to be a Lt. Taylor. This scheme is a retro VFA-82 scheme paying tribute to squadronmates from the USS America, Vietnam War cruise.Cheers, Dave   It would have been neat if they could have painted the undersides of this F-18 white like the A-7. Edited July 11, 2005 by boom175 Link to post Share on other sites
Ironhead Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Going by the aircraft's name, isn't a hornet an insect which in turn is a bug? Link to post Share on other sites
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