ITS A SKYRAIDER!!!

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:07 pm

p51 wrote: I would assume the Navy Attack Squadron scheme would be one chosen since it seems to be one of the most popular schemes. Can't wait!!!

Kick butt!!

Post by **p51** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:08 pm

Wings folded and unfolded:

http://www.warbird-photos.com/flighttes ... index.html - Walk Around photos

http://warbird-photos.com/pofairshow05-1/index2.html - In flight photos.

Post by **p51** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:11 pm

Marine scheme, in comparison...

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:18 pm

p51 wrote:Marine scheme, in comparison...

Awww yeah!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:25 pm

p51 wrote:Marine scheme, in comparison...

I hope AT does one in this Marine scheme.

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:57 pm

p51 wrote:Marine scheme, in comparison...

Ummmmm... Excuse me... I posted a picture of that one first!!!

Hmmphhhhhhhhhhh!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:00 pm

Plane Nuts wrote:
p51 wrote:Marine scheme, in comparison...

Ummmmm... Excuse me... I posted a picture of that one first!!!

Hmmphhhhhhhhhhh!

Yes you did but P-51's pic is much nicer

I do how ever like your pic

Post by **p51** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:28 pm

No, you posted it flying

I posted it taxxing so people could see the landing gear. And even still, I would have posted it anyway

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:04 pm

Must. Have. Now!!!

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:08 pm

Lest anyone wasn't able to sense my sarcasm in my last post; never fear, I expected Britt to put up a couple Skyraider shots. He has a bit better access to some planes than I do! I just thought it kinda funny that we both had shots of the same Marine Skyraider...

That and my feelings were kinda hurt when everyone oohed and awed over the Marine blue from Britt's pictures, but never even seemed to notice mine...

Anyway, I have a question about the camo plane in this shot. What's the deal with the bigger canopy, was this a trainer or a model that served a different role? I was also stumbling in that my shot seams to have another helmet in a position that would be side by side with the pilot, but these planes are not that big, so it was baffling me a little.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:50 am

Plane Nuts wrote:
That and my feelings were kinda hurt when everyone oohed and awed over the Marine blue from Britt's pictures, but never even seemed to notice mine...

Hey I said I liked your pic too.

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:58 am

Thats a AD-5, later know as an A-1E.

2 place side by side Attack Bomber.
Fuse was lengthened 23 inches, the 3350 was moved forward 8 inches.
Tail was enlarged and has a scoop in the vertical.

Post by **p51** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:27 am

Interesting! I was wondering about that myself. I did a double take when I saw that Skyraider in person and saw the two pilots side by side.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:18 pm

Rogue wrote:Thats a AD-5, later know as an A-1E.

2 place side by side Attack Bomber.
Fuse was lengthened 23 inches, the 3350 was moved forward 8 inches.
Tail was enlarged and has a scoop in the vertical.

Also the dive brakes on the fuselage sides were deleted.

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:31 pm

Interesting, I did not realize they had those dive flaps on the rear fuselage. I saw them on Britts page.
Todd

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:28 pm

VMF115 wrote:
Plane Nuts wrote:
That and my feelings were kinda hurt when everyone oohed and awed over the Marine blue from Britt's pictures, but never even seemed to notice mine...
Hey I said I liked your pic too.

There should be no offence after all it is a Skyraider.

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:31 pm

p51: Who is piloting that Marine Skyraider? <edit> Sorry, I meant in your picture, not mine!! (Although I couldn't tell you who was flying it in mine either, as it was part of a Vietnam ground rescue reenactment at Vegas 2005 and I either couldn't hear the announcers or wasn't paying attention because I was more interested in the X-45B!)

The Old Man · Post by **The Old Man** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:33 pm

Able Dog - SPAD - The Truck - This is one of the most brilliant attempts in any scale. Covers Korean War - between Korea - and then Vietnam - colors from bright blue, to gray, to Southeast Asia - markings are some of the most colorful put on a plane. Even if one doesn't like the scheme - paint it. If true and if its up to any decent standard, probably end up with as many as I have Corsairs - try 20 - kinda like Corsiars. Just wish that BBI/ELITE didn't have the goofy framing in the F4U canopy.

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:25 pm

G'day All

I have just noticed that on the tooling sample images of the A1 which that Jason posted below, that there are some significant location pins on both the centreline and inboard hard-points, to me the size of these pins suggests a fairly heavy piece of plastic will be slung from here.

Jason of Admiral Toys wrote:1:18

Now this leads me to believe the following combinations may be in consideration for these hard points:

Three drop tanks consisting of one high-speed low drag drop tank for the centreline and two high-speed low drag fin stabilised drop tanks for the wing pylons.

Or maybe a one high-speed low drag drop tank for the centreline and two MK 84s on the wing pylons like that pictured below.

I’m becoming more and more excited with the untold prospects for this aircraft.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:46 pm

Spudkopf wrote:G'day All
Now this leads me to believe the following combinations may be in consideration for these hard points:

Three drop tanks consisting of one high-speed low drag drop tank for the centreline and two high-speed low drag fin stabilised drop tanks for the wing pylons.

Or maybe a one high-speed low drag drop tank for the centreline and two MK 84s on the wing pylons like that pictured below.

I hope we can have the options of both, I would also like to sling bombs on my A-1

I like this

but I also want this bomb load too.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:35 pm

Man that engine would make for one hell of an airboat!

I can't wait but looking at the wing cannon barrels I just know mine will show up bent!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:52 pm

What is this shroud?
Will it be removable?
Will see the radial engine detail?

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:35 pm

It is an armor shield.

A round though the crankshaft is not something that the plane, or pilot will enjoy

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:24 pm

Moth wrote:It is an armor shield.

A round though the crankshaft is not something that the plane, or pilot will enjoy

I hope it’s adjustable, because I would like to see the detail of the radial engine.
Did the korean era skyraider have them also?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:45 pm

It also appears that this A-1 is a Southeast Asia specific skyraider due to the armor plating.

I doubt we will see Korean version, unless the Armor plating is not part of the main mold of the fuselage.

http://skyraider.org/hook/jpg_gifs/armor.JPG

to me it looks like they fold inward