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[pmax]

[Racerbvd]

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Originally Posted by rsrguy

This is the 2nd time I've had the privilege to work with it. It's a truly amazing material, it has its issues though. Although it's incredibly tough once it's installed it's prone to damage if folded and pulled against creases. It has a tendency to be easily marred and smudged. You can not use acetone to clean it so if you have a soiled section if you can't get it clean with pure isopropyl or the supplied cleaner you're hosed. Do not get excess glue anywhere you don't want it without immediate clean up. Using a rubber grinding wheel cleaner as an eraser works on uncured, dried adhesive works but can lift paint off of the fabric, so fastidiousness pays dividends. what I'm most impressed with is the way it takes paint. The stock finish is ok if you get it installed perfectly, and I mean perfectly, it's somewhat reminiscent of poly tone. The overlaps and tape edges are in my opinion eye sores and tend to collect and show dirt, almost a fabric panel line... not a fan, I don't care for it's translucency either. My solution is aero thane. It's my favorite paint for the money. 1 to 1.5 coats then a thorough wet sand with 400 then 600 then a single top coat of you're aerothane color. Otex is lighter than any other system... by a good margin, so what amounts to 1.5 coats of aero thane doesn't add much and still keeps it light and kills the see through look and the ugly dirt magnet edges. Lighter oratex colors show debris and dirt when it's bright. The payoff.... there isn't a covering system out there that looks as good as properly painted oratex. This set of wings will get a light coat of insignia white. I have a pa12 in line for a full oratex cover and paint in cub yellow... this stuff looks like a brand new shiney jelly belly with aero thane on it!

WOW! Just WOW!!!!


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Originally Posted by pmax

Great pic!!!!!


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Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Talk about loosing a bogie in the back scatter….. thanks for sharing that Byron.

This reminds me of the historical pics of the Boing facility in Everett, WA during the war. It looked like a town from the sky when in-fact, it was an aircraft facility.


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[dar636]

That is a great pic of a camo Boeing facility, but it is in fact Boeing Field (Seattle) looking across the Duwamish river. Everett had not been built yet. Cool shot though.

707-E6A TACAMO TO251 during flight test, 1987 or so. Tail damage during flutter testing. This is the second failure, as the first was not captured on film. Repeat test number three passed though the aircraft's high speed limits were reduced.

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Originally Posted by dar636

That is a great pic of a camo Boeing facility, but it is in fact Boeing Field (Seattle) looking across the Duwamish river. Everett had not been built yet. Cool shot though.

707-E6A TACAMO TO251 during flight test, 1987 or so. Tail damage during flutter testing. This is the second failure, as the first was not captured on film. Repeat test number three passed though the aircraft's high speed limits were reduced.

I couldn’t find an accurate pic of the Everett facility nor one of the pics they had in their facility museum/info center. I did locate the above pic of a camouflaged building as reference..

My bad for not placing that disclaimer under the pic.

Surry bout dat…

Great pic of the flutter damage

[Heel n Toe]

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[dar636]

No problem - and cool 185 picture with an interesting paint scheme! Looks like Placerville where I bought mine. Purchase day 2005, my trade in, a 1956 182 is to the left.

[svandamme]

Went to PPL intro course.. came to quick conclusion I can't afford it(Belgium does not have cheap fuel like USA)..

Went to Glider field next week.. came to quick conclusion I can afford it and now I have a new hobby.. Took a flight with instructor, intro, got some stick but wasn't a real lesson.. Gotta wait for the new season next spring to get full course going..



This is the sailplaine I flew in:



Total fun, was a perfect day, got a tow to bout 1500 AGL et and we went to about 2500 (airspace restriction and not enough much thermals) At some point a buzzard or some other bird of prey was soaring just 30 feet above us... pretty awesome..

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxk4pToNvoX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

(not me at controls)

[bugstrider]

Anyone have a suggestion on how to post a short video clip taken via the iPhone. Other than posting it on YouTube and attaching an embedded link?


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[bugstrider]

Another picture surfaced of the T-6 mid air at Reno.

[rattlsnak]

wow

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[Racerbvd]

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[Heel n Toe]

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^^^ Now that is cool!!! Great aviation fun fact material right there.




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[fanaudical]

Some interesting features on this plane:

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