Tailhook Topics

18 October 2004:  Sylvain Deloire informed me of the availability of "3D" decals for the 1/72 Fujimi kit. For details, click HERE ...

9 October 2024: I've made detail changes to the text and added illustrations with more to come 10 October 2024: Lots of changes; now I a...

  Now available to order from: Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vought-F7U-3-Cutlass-Tommy-Thomason/dp/1800352948 Amazon UK: https://www.am...

 This is a work in progress but I'm pretty sure of the basics... The number on the side of the nose of U.S. Navy carrier-based airplanes...

There were few exceptions to a Navy requirement that carrier-based aircraft be self boarding, i.e. a separate ladder was not required. For m...

  For my review, click HERE

22 March 2024: As noted in the original post, an early F8U-1P would require a Vought ejection seat and different wheel hubs than provided in...