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Hi, gentlemen!
It is failed case. I've painted flight deck. But the white line of result is no good.
I covered deck color. I'll try again.
Song

Hi,gentlemen!
I've repainted flight deck.
Song

Song!

Nice job on the flight deck landing area marking. Approach speed of a typical jet fighter is 140 knots. With the wind over the deck the relative approach is about 100-110 knots. Considerable precision for hitting the "spot" is required. Perhaps the most challenging era for carrier operations was in the early 1950's when jets such as the Banshee and Panther were introduced on the straight deck carriers, They had a slower approach speed of maybe 110 knots and a good view over the nose, but very poor wave off characteristics due to the slow spooling of the early turbojets. Approach was made with speed brakes out such that the approach utilized a higher RPM setting, helping wave off a little. Miss a wire, it was the barrier! The heavier piston pounders such as the F4U Corsair approached at about 87 knots.

Cheers: Tom

Fliger747 wrote:Song!

Nice job on the flight deck landing area marking. Approach speed of a typical jet fighter is 140 knots. With the wind over the deck the relative approach is about 100-110 knots. Considerable precision for hitting the "spot" is required. Perhaps the most challenging era for carrier operations was in the early 1950's when jets such as the Banshee and Panther were introduced on the straight deck carriers, They had a slower approach speed of maybe 110 knots and a good view over the nose, but very poor wave off characteristics due to the slow spooling of the early turbojets. Approach was made with speed brakes out such that the approach utilized a higher RPM setting, helping wave off a little. Miss a wire, it was the barrier! The heavier piston pounders such as the F4U Corsair approached at about 87 knots.

Cheers: Tom

Dear Tom!
Thank you always. You know well landing procedure on the aircraftcarrier.
Song

Hi all!
I am doing masking and painting.....elevator area,JBDs,catapults....
Song

Paint failure is the most easily repairable failure. Im sure you will do a great job even if you try a bit more

It does look pretty sharp now...

- Bravo for having the tenacity to cover and repaint!

Aside from the few thousand tie down holes to be drilled, the masking required is real tour de force!

Best regards: Tom

Thank you,Mike,Jim,and Tom!
I've done paint work of flight deck.
Song

Wow.....l just checked your work..... l�m amazed of your skills
FANTASTIC BUILT SONG
I can�t wait to see more...

Song:

The painted flight deck looks very authentic! With the air group deployed it will be visually quite attractive to the eye!

Regards: Tom

Bravissimo!

Thank you,Greg,Ton and Sean!
I've done tiedown halls. I counted it about 3800 added elevators then it will about 4200.
Song

Song wrote .....

>>>..... tiedown halls. I counted it about 3800 added elevators then it will about 4200...... <<<


WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and its all so veeeery sharp-- your symmetry is exemplary-- and your precison is most laudable

BRAVO !!!

4200 tiedowns.........

??? ???.

Truly amazing.

Bravo!

Crikey!

Thank you,Jim,Greg,SteveL,Pascal,Sean!
I've done landinggear of flight deck. 10 small circles of crash bricate is 1mm diameter of plastic rod.The wire support is 0.5mm of wire.The landing wire is cotten thread,and the wire connector is 1mm diameter of copper pipe.
Song

Hi,gentlemen!
I've done lighting fixtures of flight deck.
Song