Tailhook Topics

Ronny Svendsen asked some interesting questions about the use of red on the Skyhawk crush points and the A4D-2N (A-4C) radome change that ca...

One notable feature of the Navy's gray/white paint scheme was the red identification of crush* points: flaps, slats, speed brakes, and...

This a TBM assigned to Philippine Sea in the late 1940s. Take a closer look at the underside of the left wing. This is how the mark...

Many of these posts are the result of questions from acquaintances or asked online. If the question is interesting, often the answer seems w...

One of the most notable differentiators between the A4D-1 and -2 is the rudder. On the -1, it had a smooth exterior surface. On the -2, long...

27 October 2025: This is a replacement link for an excellent build article on the 2011 Airfix A-4B/P kit:  https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/a...

I provided dimensioned drawings of the 150, 300, and 400-gallon Douglas low-drag external tanks here: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/201...