yakarov79

April 24, 1980.

while you are right that JG74 is using catamaran launcher (only user within the Luftwaffe) you are wrong with bombs as JG74 (and JG71) were sole users of all weather interceptor - AWX variant of zipper - which in fact was not able to carry bombs.

Since there is a Delta wing mirage topic...We can have a Phantom topic too - just because it is cooler than deltas... Rules: - Phantom on Fridays only. - so no Phantoms on other days than Friday. One picture per user and only on Fridays. Let's bring the best of aviation in one picture. Sorry for strict rules but Spook deserves it. - no discussions, asking, quoting, chatting, etc. there are other places to talk. - NO for what if skins, rogues, mercenaries, pirates, etc... - ok for phantoms that never were...produced, prototypes, etc... Eventually if one of the Administrators will visit this place please clean up inappropriate jabbering. Thanks in advance. If this topic is inappropriate please close.

more or less Mod 1 or Mod 0/1. I am doing some silly overtime currently, but I will message you soon.

B - had 2 (?) or 3 versions with a different set of sensors, antennas, whistles and blisters, I will send you tomorrow or Thursday something.

MCAS El Toro,1975. Only VA with A-6 in 1965 was 75 and 85. at that time VA-65 was transferring from COMNAVAIRLANT to Pacific Fleet. VA-65 first deployment within COMNAVAIRPAC was from May 12, 1966, to December 3, 1966, as part of CVW-15 on Constellation. sorry, I have a serial/date/nose art fetish...

and there are just a few adjustments for positioning\renaming. I already started to convert my over Nam drumstick and I am still using older (with adjustments) decal.ini.

Esk 726, Aalborg, 1959. No A-6 Intruder of VA-165 in the country until 1967. In 65 they still got their propellers on board Coral Sea as part of CVW-15.

I have found some small issues before and just forgot about it... Animation of flaps...while flaps are moving, parts called FlapCoverL /R should move also - this is cover of actuator and it extends partially...not as movable part on top of flap... Thirdwire models got this right (except shape) - if you could check that animation there....

no, on your model you have a shorter (late A) fairing, with a straight "back wall" just in front of the place where chaff/flare slots should be.

one more photo from 1967. Early A and longer Doppler radar fairing. clearly visible shape of the fairing. worth noticing is also fuselage airbrakes - at that time already disabled - but in most pictures while the aircraft is parked, panels are slightly opened (low pressure in actuator? access to some internal equipment? ) next aircraft has airbrakes opened even more. On later production aircraft, the airbrake mechanism was already removed and panels bolted, also some received small panels to close holes in brakes, and finally, they put new full panels, removing even the hinge.

after installing AN/ALE-29 Doppler radar antenna fairing was shortened with a straight end to fit two slots for chaff/flare launchers. here slots are blanked with metal plates but this is the place.... on early A-6A fairing for the Doppler radar antenna was longer like here.. on C but the idea is the same.

cool... no.2 in that picture. man, that was fast...take your time, this is not a race

that gap between the inside and fuselage... and if could ....canopy inside the rear part...it is invisible...if you could add some lining... I started to convert my stock "Over Vietnam series" to this new model...

Yes. At this point (around 1968 which will fit for late A) - AN/ALR15 was already mostly removed (small antennas on wingtips - this is a warning receiver) But AN/APR-25 RHAW was just added a few months earlier (blobs under wing ends) so a different story than DECM. But I have photo with boom ecms, APR-25 blobs underwings, and leftowers on wingtips after ALR-15... and also photos of A with ALR-15, APR-25 but no ALQ-100 ..earlier block build received upgrades gradually (noticeable within USMC ) here is visible ALR-15...that yellow thingie on a wingtip something different to take care of... WingR still possesses part of wingL.... there is a gap I will show you the screen later...but it is also noticeable in the shot below... an ugly gap between the cockpit and the fuselage... on the right side, aft of the aircon intake under the wing root should be a small exhaust pipe from the air con unit.. left "remove before flight intake cover" is visible in the left engine exhaust pipe. There is one more thing about early A but I can not find a clear photo to show you

Guard Dog

By the way. Can you make that early A in two versions? One with both (wings and fuselage) airbrakes operational and one with only wing airbrakes and disabled animation of fuselage brakes.

coming up nicely, the windows on the pod turret were asymmetrical, the right side (FLIR) was narrower than the left side (LLTV) and can you make an animation that will turn the turret around after take-off...to protect equipment during take-off/landing and on the ground turret windows were facing the rear. On the other hand (iron hand) Since you are jumping on versions. Any chance to get back to the Iron Hand B version for a while? at least for the Mod 0 version (Vietnam era) I can provide LAU launchers for Standard ARM. (only B was carrying Standard ARM at that time) And absolutely side note... I was working on a skin set for Intruder over Vietnam based on the TW model (similar to my Corsairs pack) but now I see I have to move to a better A platform. Will take me a while to re-do everything on these new skins...but research was done already, and decals too. Stay tuned.

so far looks good. Should be available on both pylons. Although I have seen very rarely LAU-7 on inner pylon. But often Shrikes on both.

Station 1,2,4,5 can be equipped with Aero 5A-1 launcher - for Shrike and Bulpup, LAU-7A on ADU-299 adapter for AIM-9 Sidewinder. LAU-78 was for A-6B and Standard ARM missile also on 1,2,4,5 stations. LAU-117 for AGM-65 and LAU-118 for HARM but those are for A-6E already. And also on 1,2,4,5 stations.

As for late A-6A...AN/ALQ-100 antenna - which was introduced somewhere in February 1968. two months late they replaced ALR15 with AN/APR-25. Of course, some older airframes were retrofitted too.

wingtip speed brakes were added at BuNo 149940 and soon after delivery to operational squadrons fuselage mounted speed brakes were deactivated. 149940 was the 26th Intruder built. Even after deactivation, it was still possible to open fuselage speed brakes - only on the ground for maintenance and other stuff that needed access through the brake well. The fuselage speed brake was entirely deleted from production from BuNo 154170 those are airframes that at some point had operational fuselage speed brakes (1st and 2nd contracts went mostly for modification prototypes EA-6,KA-6 etc..) most from the rest of the list were converted into KA-6D. 1st contract. 147864 147865 147866 147867 2nd contract. 148615 148616 148617 148618 3rd contract 149475 149476 149477 149478 149479 149480 149481 149482 149483 149484 149485 149486 4th contract. 149935 149936 149937 149938 149939 149940 On the inboard flap, there is a circular cutout to provide clearance above 300gal tank. So something is wrong with the model. Either flaps should extend more...or pylons are slightly too high. Or both ..or Something needs to be determined. It would be extremely COOL if you could add to the main model various A/A37B-6/5 ejector racks. Ravenclaw has a marvelous model. I am sure that something can be arranged. Built-in MERs/TERs can give us countless mix loadout options - known for this bomb truck. Also, specific launch rails for Shrikes, Standard ARM, winders etc. would be great. This would give a significant advantage over the stock Thirdwire model. So we do not have to screw around with fake pilot pylons, rails etc.