Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
They are strips of explosive tape that are 'blown' when the ejector seat is activated. This causes the canopy to shatter into small pieces just prior to the seat being fired. It all happens in a split second and this method is used as the canopy cannot be jettisoned as a single unit. The tape is used on several military jets.What are those jagged scribbles on the canopy? I assume they are part of the real bird, but what are they for?
Beautiful model but I still get no real sense of acceleration from this one. I would expect the same effect I get from the F16 or F18 - that sense of being really pushed back into your seat when going from cruise to full throttle - this one lacks that completely.
I wonder if that's a feature of the plane's VC camera settings. In which case you could borrow the appropriate lines from one of the planes you mention.
Beautiful model but I still get no real sense of acceleration from this one. I would expect the same effect I get from the F16 or F18 - that sense of being really pushed back into your seat when going from cruise to full throttle - this one lacks that completely.
The T-45 doesn't have the same thrust-to-weight ratio as an F-18 or F-16, nor can it turn like one. I know a number of guys who got an IP assignment in the T-45 after flying the F-18, and they say it's a dog. It's a decent plane for training, but it's no fighter.