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| hjlittman, Comment for image # 39892 | 14 Feb 18 20:30 |
| Back in the 50s, when I had a summer job as a "ramp monkey" we waxed a Piper Comanche to improve its performance. We waxed it from the back to the front, like skis. It didn't improve the top speed noticeably, but cruise speed could be maintained at a lower power setting making a significant reduction in fuel consumption on flights from Van Nuys to Las Vegas and Sacramento. I don't know how large that drone was, but waxing a Comanche was quite a job especially the underside since it doesn't have a lot of ground clearance. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 19:26 |
| Well, after reading about the Phoenix Program, I will say this. One of the very first things I heard when I got to Vietnam was the story about VC being taken up in helicopters by twos and questioned and if they refused one would be kicked out. That was in the summer of 1966. I always dismissed it as a war story. Turns out it wasn't. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 13:49 |
| There were many things going on during the Vietnam war that most of us did not know about until later. I suspect the same is true today. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39895 | 13 Feb 18 13:41 |
| No issues at all. Thanks, Don. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 13:40 |
| That is new to me, Huey. |
| Huey V77, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 12:41 |
| Mr. Duckett ( with a lot of respect ) do you have knowledge of the "Phoenix Program "? |
| rayl, Comment for image # 39895 | 13 Feb 18 10:40 |
| DD: Did you have any issues with applying the panel lines to the paint after using the gloss medium?
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| Don C, Comment for image # 39895 | 13 Feb 18 10:23 |
| As Tony would say,"Grrrrrreat". |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 08:05 |
| I was in Vietnam twice for six months each time in 1966 and 1968 and in Korea for three months in 1975. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 07:56 |
| david, that would seem logical, though, about alumium. you were in korea and Vietnam. wow. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 13 Feb 18 07:45 |
| I'm only guessing about the bare aluminum. I was stationed in Korea with a Major who waxed the wings of a drone which was painted flat black to try to improve its performance. Don't know whether it did or not. |
| Huey V77, Comment for image # 39892 | 12 Feb 18 16:42 |
| Dave, back in 91 and 92 I spent 5 months on the road with the "Belle". Met some of the greatest people. One Vet told me that one wing was replaced on his 17 that was OD, the rest of his plane was bare. He said they bairly made it back because they used more fuel than the others did. Have to mention I got an hour in the left seat from Atlanta to Bermingham. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 12 Feb 18 15:44 |
| Best airflow would be bare aluminum. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 39892 | 12 Feb 18 15:42 |
| I might have heard somewhere that a satin finish was applied to planes for the best airflow. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 39892 | 12 Feb 18 15:31 |
| Huey, that's what they said about the spotlight tests. OD and flat black absorbed more light while gloss black reflected more making it more difficult to see. Lucky man - getting to work on the Belle. |
| Huey V77, Comment for image # 39892 | 11 Feb 18 17:45 |
| David, the one thing I know is by 11:00 in the morning, while changing the "O" rings in the fuel caps, walking on an OD wing (Memphis Belle), my boots got very warm. I think OD absorbs more sun energy than Black. |
| David Duckett, Image # 39896 | 11 Feb 18 16:53 |
Now for a few more panel lines.... |
| David Duckett, Image # 39895 | 11 Feb 18 16:52 |
The fabrication and installation of the landing gear is finished. |
| David Duckett, Image # 39894 | 11 Feb 18 16:51 |
Under more natural light |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39892 | 11 Feb 18 14:42 |
| The color olive drab has many different shades and tones and is not a standard color for all uses. Check the definition on Wikipedia and the differences in aircraft and other armaments from around the world. |
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