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P-3 Thread continued...

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Bernhard.
 
Great :)

I'm in the process of remaking my textures into 2048x2048 textures. A lot of work, but I think the visual difference is well worth it. Now it is actually possible to read most of the stencils...
 
airattackimages said:
Same for ours... The EP-3. Chinese fighter kept making high speed passes under the right wing trying to scare the crew. On the last pass, he crashed right into the two starboard props on the way by... Killing himself, and forcing the Aries to land on Hainan Island, where the crew was held in captivity for two weeks I believe. The EP-3 was handed back over to the US months later, completely disassembled by the Chinese.
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Actually, it was literally chopped to large sections with chain saws by an American crew. I watched a video of the process; don't know if I should say where I saw the video....not sure if it was classified. The engines were removed first. Then the wings cut off, tail and cockpit followed. The fuselage was loaded into a C-5 (I think). All other sections were loaded onto another transport and flown home. I was told that every part of the airplane was completely destroyed when it returned to the states. Don't know if that is true.
 
jojohnson9 said:
Actually, it was literally chopped to large sections with chain saws by an American crew. I watched a video of the process; don't know if I should say where I saw the video....not sure if it was classified. The engines were removed first. Then the wings cut off, tail and cockpit followed. The fuselage was loaded into a C-5 (I think). All other sections were loaded onto another transport and flown home. I was told that every part of the airplane was completely destroyed when it returned to the states. Don't know if that is true.
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My brother who works at NADEP JAX witnessed the rebuilding of that plane. Like the flight of the Phoenix, it flew again.
 
I think a large portion of the aircraft was flown back in a Russian transport. A special dolly was made for that purpose, which was constructed in Ellijay, GA , where I was living at the time. NC
 
Completely opposite of the original account that the Chinese disassembled the plane. Since the plane was returned to service and is flying to this day I doubt it was cut into pieces with saws. That kind of damage wouldn't be worth repair.
 
Not sure if I missed it but is there a paintkit available?

If no kit is available could someone please do some RAAF Orions in their original scheme for both 10 and 11 squadrons as well as the lo-viz paints.
 
Something to have in mind when making Orion schemes is that most users keep their birds very clean. For example I know that in Norway the birds get washed down after more or less every over sea mission as an anti corosion messure. I would imaging most other serious users would do the same. For the same reason the paint is kept in pretty good condition as well.

Of of course we might see some more ditt buildup on birds used for overland missions from forward bases. But in general I think the P-3s are pretty good looked after.
 
JensOle said:
Something to have in mind when making Orion schemes is that most users keep their birds very clean. For example I know that in Norway the birds get washed down after more or less every over sea mission as an anti corosion messure. I would imaging most other serious users would do the same. For the same reason the paint is kept in pretty good condition as well.

Of of course we might see some more ditt buildup on birds used for overland missions from forward bases. But in general I think the P-3s are pretty good looked after.
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I still think a fresh-water rinse rack (used by P-3 bases) would be an awesome animated addition to sceneries! NC

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kbt said:
The paint kit was prepared. :encouragement:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=4
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NOTE: Be advised that unless KBT added them, the small red guide marks do not appear on every layer of the kit.
First thing one should do is copy the guide marks from the layers where they appear and place them in the same position on each layer of each file in the kit.
They are essential in lining up the textures. (Well maybe not essential, but they make it a whole heck of a lot easier.):encouragement:

JMBIII
 
I'm having light issues with this plane, the only lights that come on are the wing tips and the landing lights. Is there any way to correct this?
 
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