Tailhook Topics

by Tommy H. Thomason

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Early F4H Redux

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It turns out that there was a change to the tailhook and the deletion of a fairing behind the tailhook that I hadn't noticed. There was ...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

F9F-6 vs. 8 Cougar Redux

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I've updated this entry, HERE , in response to a question about the difference in the length between the F9F-6 and the -8 as provided on...
Sunday, July 31, 2011

Douglas Low-drag External Fuel Tanks

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11 October 2017: A3J-1/RA-5C tank drawing and discussion updated. 13 September 2016: For the earlier 150 and 300-gallon tanks, see http://...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Getting It Right

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This is another in a series of examples of how hard it is for model kit manufacturers to produce one with no errors of shape or detail. Th...
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

S2F One More Time

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I decided to double check my assertion that the vertical tail did not change between the S2F-1/2 (S-2A/B) and the S2F-3 (S-2D). With respect...
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Monday, July 4, 2011

AJ Savage Notes

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Updated 20 August 2022 This is a placeholder for a more detailed discussion of the North American AJ Savage program.* North American won a...
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Friday, July 1, 2011

Model Kit Errors

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Whenever a new kit is released, or even before if photos of test shots are available, errors and omission in shape or detail are immediately...
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In 1956, at age 12, I lived on NAS Sangley Point in the Philippine Islands. Always enamored with airplanes, I imprinted on the Cougars, Banshees, and Skyraiders then being deployed. Not able to be a Naval Aviator because I was nearsighted, I instead became an aeronautical engineer and general aviation pilot. Now retired, I write books and monographs on U.S. Navy aircraft.
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