03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
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03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Finaly, the second Hawker Hunter arrived from the UK at Leeuwarden Air Base.
Touch and Go !
Some local Falcons.
J-060, Clean config, and fresh paint
Touch and Go !
Some local Falcons.
J-060, Clean config, and fresh paint
Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
One from my side:
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Hunter is a so lovely machine...
Well done !
Well done !
Full afterburner and release the breaks...
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Very nice to see another classic jet back in holland.
Nice shot's!!
Hurricane.
Nice shot's!!
Hurricane.
Groeten,
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Lovely sight of a beautifull (feminine) plane.
Did the number used to be so big?
Marc
Did the number used to be so big?
Marc
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
No, the letter-type wasn't so "fat", the height seems OK... It's a shame the paintshop didn't do some research and applied the right letter-type. There are some original Dutch Hunter pics in some of the Soesterberg threads here and I bet the MLM could have helped as well.
Still, nice classic jet !
Mickey
Still, nice classic jet !
Mickey
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
No.
The serialnumber on the nose, used to be thinner.
The serial on the tail has it place on top of a small dutch flag.
There is no flag placed on the stabilo, only the serial.
The serialnumber on the nose, used to be thinner.
The serial on the tail has it place on top of a small dutch flag.
There is no flag placed on the stabilo, only the serial.
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Leeuwarden Hunter Town!
And now for something completely different: The moment just before the trick of the disappearing chute...
And now for something completely different: The moment just before the trick of the disappearing chute...
Don't steal my pictures...
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Hi...
Yeah, it's one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
I just think they have to re-design rhe registration, the letters are way too big / fat...
Grtz.
Zipper.
Yeah, it's one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
I just think they have to re-design rhe registration, the letters are way too big / fat...
Grtz.
Zipper.
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Hell yeah, what a lovely jet! I really like the fact that they've painted her in the operational (camouflaged) coloursheme. Fits her way better than the training-outfit
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
very nice indeed! although the registration of this aircraft looks like a Le Bourget / ILA registration
And what's up with the nosecone of the J-060? it's always messy on this a/c.. could't they paint that too? (they could paint the nose of the J-015)..
And what's up with the nosecone of the J-060? it's always messy on this a/c.. could't they paint that too? (they could paint the nose of the J-015)..
Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Repainting a nose cone has to be done with special paint, as the radar dome is in the nose. If they use other type of paint than the special kind, the radar will lose functionality, something we don't want ofcourse. The messy looks are probably because of cleaning of the nose cone. The nose doesn't often get cleaned or repainted (hence the always darker color of the nose compared to the body). Sometimes (rarely though) they try to make some special pattern by cleaning only bits of the nose and leaving some dirty. Maybe this is the case with J-060.Brian wrote:very nice indeed! although the registration of this aircraft looks like a Le Bourget / ILA registration
And what's up with the nosecone of the J-060? it's always messy on this a/c.. could't they paint that too? (they could paint the nose of the J-015)..
The nose of J-015 is either painted black with a special paint (that they have the black special doesn't mean they have the right grey used on the operational F-16's), or with other paint, meaning the radar functionality of J-015 is lost (and therefor not operationally functional)
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
I was at Volkel to watch the new demo bird up close and had a quick word with Chris Vaneker. He told me they were very happy to get permission to paint the entire aircraft including the nose cone but painting this small part was almost as expensive as painting the entire fuselage, wings and tail together!kiwi wrote:Repainting a nose cone has to be done with special paint, as the radar dome is in the nose. If they use other type of paint than the special kind, the radar will lose functionality, something we don't want ofcourse. The messy looks are probably because of cleaning of the nose cone. The nose doesn't often get cleaned or repainted (hence the always darker color of the nose compared to the body). Sometimes (rarely though) they try to make some special pattern by cleaning only bits of the nose and leaving some dirty. Maybe this is the case with J-060.
The nose of J-015 is either painted black with a special paint (that they have the black special doesn't mean they have the right grey used on the operational F-16's), or with other paint, meaning the radar functionality of J-015 is lost (and therefor not operationally functional)
Mark
Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Exactly, which explains why they don't do it very often and just let the nose get dirtyMark B. wrote:I was at Volkel to watch the new demo bird up close and had a quick word with Chris Vaneker. He told me they were very happy to get permission to paint the entire aircraft including the nose cone but painting this small part was almost as expensive as painting the entire fuselage, wings and tail together!kiwi wrote:Repainting a nose cone has to be done with special paint, as the radar dome is in the nose. If they use other type of paint than the special kind, the radar will lose functionality, something we don't want ofcourse. The messy looks are probably because of cleaning of the nose cone. The nose doesn't often get cleaned or repainted (hence the always darker color of the nose compared to the body). Sometimes (rarely though) they try to make some special pattern by cleaning only bits of the nose and leaving some dirty. Maybe this is the case with J-060.
The nose of J-015 is either painted black with a special paint (that they have the black special doesn't mean they have the right grey used on the operational F-16's), or with other paint, meaning the radar functionality of J-015 is lost (and therefor not operationally functional)
Mark
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Re: 03-04-2009 2nd Hunter at Leeuwarden AB (EHLW)
Back in the early eighties (yes 'm getting old... ) the early block 1 aircraft where all delevered with black radomes. It was only after a couple of years they were replaced with gray ones. The block 5 aircraft were delivered form the factory with gray radomes.
Gray and black together: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Netherla ... 1171764/L/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Gray and black together: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Netherla ... 1171764/L/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;