article USAAF painted with RAF camouflage patterns Upon the entry of the US into World War II, many USAAF aircraft were painted in approximations of RAF camouflage schemes. These included equivalents to the Temperate Land…
article Soviet cockpit colors This article was a complete mess.. Lots of different aircraft models in different production years and poor photography. It was difficult to get the true color scheme right on the cockpits.…
article Stressed Skin Technique Reproducing the stressed skin effect in scale aircraft modelsTo make aircraft lighter, manufacturers use the lightest possible materials, tailored to specific applications. The skin of an aircraft is often very thin…
article IAF Israeli Air Force Camouflage After the Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force introduced a new camouflage scheme consisting of an upper surface pattern of FS 30219 Dark Tan, FS 33531 Sand and FS…
article Skunk Works ,Stealth Camouflage 1965-Present Lockheed’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), better known as Skunk Works, is the company’s secretive R&D unit in charge of developing highly classified advanced aircraft designs. It has been a…
article RAF / FAA Fleet Air Arm Camouflage 1941-1945 The FAA struggled to produce carrier-based aircraft of equivalent quality to that of the other two main carrier powers, the US and Ja pan. Consequently, it…
article U.S.Aircraft Marking Aircraft of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have carried distinguishing markings almost from the beginning of naval aviation. The earliest being the aircraft building number, preceded by a block letter…
article Asia Minor scheme Camouflage(1971-1982) Although the TAC camouflage scheme was considered effective for most regions that the USAF would be expected to operate from, it was clearly not ideal for arid or desert environments…
article Hill Gray camouflage 1978-1991 A three-color gray camouflage was developed specifically for the new F-16 Fighting Falcon . lightweight fighter, which entered service with the USAF in 1978. It was initially (and unofficially) known…
article Vietnam Camouflage. TAC SEA Designs (1964-1996) As the US’s participation in the Vietnam War escalated, the need to create new camouflage schemes appropriate for the combat conditions in South-East Asia became apparent. In 1964,…
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