tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post3152736947545649652..comments2024-03-08T16:42:41.614-08:00Comments on Tailhook Topics: FJ-2/3 Fury ReduxTailspinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-9965801270000365182017-12-08T20:45:42.198-08:002017-12-08T20:45:42.198-08:00From the few pictures I have, my guess is that the...From the few pictures I have, my guess is that the orange on that particular scheme continued out along the elevators to the tip. Note that there might have been both -2s and -3s marked this way. Also see https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/retroscalemodeling/high-visibility-lindberg-fj-2-fury-built-in-the-60-t11251300.htmlTailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-5567699781573837832017-12-08T19:14:45.500-08:002017-12-08T19:14:45.500-08:00Great site! An doing a Sword 3M kit in the orange...Great site! An doing a Sword 3M kit in the orange/white scheme where the rear of the vertical tail is orange and curves from the top to the rudder and down to the fuselage. Cannot find any reference showing whether the orange color ends at the base of the vertical tail or continues out on the horizontal surfaces. Can you help? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-44567575174343082412017-11-20T19:17:41.245-08:002017-11-20T19:17:41.245-08:00Based on color photos, it looks like the FJ-2 and ...Based on color photos, it looks like the FJ-2 and blue FJ-3s had a operating-room green cockpit interior including the ejection seats. (At the time, the Navy was looking at alternatives to the black cockpit; they finally settled on dark gull gray after consideration of other alternatives.) The speed brake and landing gear wells were probably a dark green. See the color photo of BuNo 135954 in the post above.<br /><br />The gray/white -3 Furies had dark gull gray cockpits and ejection seats. The wheel wells were white.Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-13274070227130511032017-11-18T16:05:42.588-08:002017-11-18T16:05:42.588-08:00Tommy, can you point me to a reference for cockpit...Tommy, can you point me to a reference for cockpit and wheel well colors for FJ-2s and -3s?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-58245604795021016492014-07-25T12:03:37.482-07:002014-07-25T12:03:37.482-07:00As it turns out, Craig Kaston had already provided...As it turns out, Craig Kaston had already provided me with photos of the underside of the elevator to go with the ones of the upper side that show that it had the same configuration. I've added one above. (Aerodynamically, the trailing edge probably had to be symmetrical to provide the benefit.) For sure we can't rely on the 6-3 wing as the point of change since there are several pictures of grey FJ-3s with the solid-skin rudder. (I'm not yet certain that the elevator modification was introduced at the same time as the rudder change; it might have occurred subsequently.)Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-45342933443748291822014-07-24T14:07:57.592-07:002014-07-24T14:07:57.592-07:00Great blog post! It shows the mind of a true engi...Great blog post! It shows the mind of a true engineer at work, and clearly lays out the convoluted differences between the FJ Fury variants.<br /><br />Is it safe to say that all gray FJ-3's with 6-3 wing also had the external stiffeners on the rudder and elevators? If so, this picture http://www.aviastar.org/gallery/picture.php?dir=042&p=15<br /> would seem to be clear proof that the external stiffeners were only on the topsides of the elevators, not the bottoms.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870275635189241539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-60399260305845074282013-06-20T04:37:26.208-07:002013-06-20T04:37:26.208-07:00The blue airplanes had a gloss finish. On the gray...The blue airplanes had a gloss finish. On the gray/white airplanes, the gray was "non specular", which was pretty flat, and the white was gloss. Preserved aircraft are painted inaccurately for various reasons, but gloss paints are easier to clean... Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-69780917808089084542013-06-20T03:49:21.236-07:002013-06-20T03:49:21.236-07:00I can find little on the paint finishes as applied...I can find little on the paint finishes as applied to the operational FJ-3Fury.Most photos show a semi gloss/matt finish,while preserved aircraft show gloss.Which is correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-21049716439945892472013-05-19T06:55:55.441-07:002013-05-19T06:55:55.441-07:00I've added a couple of illustrations of the se...I've added a couple of illustrations of the seat...Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-87611618153036092122013-05-19T05:10:52.053-07:002013-05-19T05:10:52.053-07:00Can anyone inform me of the type of ejector seat a...Can anyone inform me of the type of ejector seat as fitted to the FJ-3 Fury and where i might find a drawing/photograph of same.<br />Thanks for earlier information of elevator/rudder extensions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-86846078409304336712013-05-17T11:02:39.303-07:002013-05-17T11:02:39.303-07:00Neither Craig or I have hard evidence, but looking...Neither Craig or I have hard evidence, but looking closely at the elevator picture it looks like the lower surface of the trailing edge was not ribbed but smooth. However, for sure the rudder is ribbed on both sides.Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-24308922027735187032013-05-17T05:14:04.642-07:002013-05-17T05:14:04.642-07:00I'm building a FJ-3 Fury for control line puls...I'm building a FJ-3 Fury for control line pulse jet power,i would like to know if the elevator stiffeners were the same below the elevator as they are on top.Does this apply to the rudder as well? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-33864816202197171872012-05-29T16:25:28.157-07:002012-05-29T16:25:28.157-07:00This was excellent info! I've been looking fo...This was excellent info! I've been looking for accurate info on the -3 Fury (especially the air intake change) as I too want to convert a Hasagawa F-86F into an accurate FJ-3M. Thank for the hard work on this subject. I found more changes were made than I thought!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-79418410229990969482011-04-12T07:47:43.759-07:002011-04-12T07:47:43.759-07:00This is an excellent translation of what we see in...This is an excellent translation of what we see in photos, rather than relying on published "drawings" - none of which will be totally accurate. Now kit manufacturers have no excuse for neglecting this damn pretty airplane!<br /><br />Paul Boyer<br />Senior Editor Emeritus<br />FineScale ModelerPaul Boyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-303860051515580602011-04-07T14:07:46.135-07:002011-04-07T14:07:46.135-07:00Excellent information, Tommy. I'm currently c...Excellent information, Tommy. I'm currently cutting up an ESCI F-86 with the hope of creating an acceptable -3. This information will prove invaluable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com