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Reply #30 - Jan 19^th, 2010 at 11:32pm

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Lest we forget.....The Fleet Air Arm did not have a monopoly on this aircraft, which is actually an AD-4W of which 168 were built. FAA only got 50 of them redesignated as AEW-1s. The Navy and Marines were the primary operators of this machine.....and they were big on museum paint jobs. Roll Eyes

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Reply #31 - Jan 20^th, 2010 at 6:44am

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[quote author=Tango_Sierra link=1262336004/30#30 date=1263961937].....and they were big on museum paint jobs. Roll Eyes

only cos the paint held them together, not like the RN who repaired their's like Landrovers...(bailing wire, 1/2 inch spanner and a copper mallet). Grin

[i]bloody museum paint jobs, nearly as bad as those poser replica's ya see at airshows Angry

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Now back to Blitzkrieg..

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Reply #32 - Jan 20^th, 2010 at 7:30am

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Tango_Romeo wrote on Jan 19^th, 2010 at 11:32pm:

Lest we forget.....The Fleet Air Arm did not have a monopoly on this aircraft, which is actually an AD-4W of which 168 were built. FAA only got 50 of them redesignated as AEW-1s. The Navy and Marines were the primary operators of this machine.....and they were big on museum paint jobs. Roll Eyes

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Reply #33 - Jan 20^th, 2010 at 1:00pm

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Such sweet beauty.....I think I'll just swoon. Grin

We might get a winner here....The AEW-1 is born again as the fruit of Sopwith's airbrush. OK, we got the D Flight/849 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm. They did a tour in Hong Kong and someone painted a red dragon head on the nose D. They once operated off an Aussie carrier and someone painted a yellow kangaroo on the roundel. Have we discovered the origin of grafitti?????? Cheesy

Now, if we can just find that source file..... Undecided

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Reply #34 - Jan 21^st, 2010 at 8:39pm

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Both the US Navy/USS Boxer skin and the D Flight/849 Squadron skins for the AD-4/AEW-1 Skyraiders will be available for download in the next 48 hours....... Roll Eyes

Sopwith and Collin having struck a compromise between the 'Poser Museum' skin and a totally trashed and ragged-out skin. Tongue

If the source file shows-up, I'll do a major upgrade on the plane, but I've about given up on finding it. Cry

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Reply #35 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 2:42am

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The new RN and USN GUPPY skins download is now available over at the Shipyard:

http://www.simviation.com/lair/cfs2shipyard.htm

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Reply #36 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 12:31pm

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Question: What are the visible difference between the 3W & 4W?

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Reply #37 - Jan 23^rd, 2010 at 12:19am

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oldwheat wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 12:31pm:

Question: What are the visible difference between the 3W & 4W?

I have no idea, and give up. Now, tell us. Smiley

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Reply #38 - Jan 23^rd, 2010 at 11:52am

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I'll have to find out first TR, allegedly the two types flew in pairs of one each for early warning patrols (Of course, I may have read this in 'Wikipedia')

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Reply #39 - Jan 23^rd, 2010 at 6:34pm

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Hi OW,

Think you will find that the 3W were ex USN with the old Avenger radar system, these were assigned to 778 sdn at Culdrose (CU on the tail) for testing. 4W was the improved version and theses were assigned to 849 sdn and went shipboard. It might be that as the 3W was converted from standard USN Skyraider, and the 4W was made to measure, its wing roots were moved to compensate for the radar dome and weight.
One time 849 sdn removed the radar pod to try to turn the aircraft into a troop mover, and the pilot nearly crashed as it was a complete 'pig' to fly...very nose heavy.

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Reply #40 - Jan 24^th, 2010 at 4:34pm

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Collin wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2010 at 6:34pm:

One time 849 sdn removed the radar pod to try to turn the aircraft into a troop mover, and the pilot nearly crashed as it was a complete 'pig' to fly. regards Collin

Outrageous, I say! Cry

Calling such a sleek fox of an airplane a PIG....I won't have it, Chap! We bought her books, sent her to school, and now you abuse her like this. Grin

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