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                        Pax River Air Expo

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                        Par429
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Maryland
                        Pax River Air Expo
                        Posted by Par429 on Friday, September 2, 2005 3:38 PM
                        For anyone who lives in the Washington DC area, just a note that the Patuxent River Air Show is this weekend (9/3 & 4), Saturday and Sunday. They had a practice show today, to which base employees were welcome, so I took the chance to shoot some pictures before the crowds arrive over the weekend. I'll put some detail pics online later, but here's a sample:



                        Whiskey!


                        Huey


                        Romeo! (MH-60R)


                        Search and Rescue


                        Some motivation for us tiltrotor builders



                        Check out the finish on this V-22. It's painted a very shiny metallic steel color. Not sure what the story is with this. Also note the light gray on the bottom.

                        I'm going to the show over the weekend to take some more. Hopefully they will bring out a Zulu or MH-60S.

                        Enjoy,
                        Phil


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                        Trigger
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Friday, September 2, 2005 4:55 PM
                        Nice shots Phil, thanks for sharing with the rest of the class!

                        That last Osprey shot in interesting - different from a stock MV-22B. I can't help but think of the F/A-22As metallic finish. Hmmmm... strange things afoot at the paint shop?
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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                        LemonJello
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
                        Posted by LemonJello on Friday, September 2, 2005 6:25 PM
                        Yeah, cool shots, thanks for sharing them with us. I don't know what to think about that last V-22. Very interesting color scheme. Wonder what that's all about?
                        A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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                        grandadjohn
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: phoenix
                        Posted by grandadjohn on Friday, September 2, 2005 7:41 PM
                        Interesting to note what looks like FLIR turrets on the nose of the V-22's
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                        jmcquate
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        Posted by jmcquate on Monday, September 5, 2005 11:15 AM
                        I was at the show on Sunday. The Boeing rep said that it was a new lightweight paint being evaluated and if successful, may be used in the fleet. But the Marine Staff Sergeant who was with the other V-22 said that the Air Force was using one of the Marine birds for evaluation.

                        I’ve posted some more pics over at the aircraft forum.

                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=48898
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                        DPD1
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        Posted by DPD1 on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:59 PM
                        Nice shots... Looks like they had a little bit of everything. I've always wanted to go inside Pax.

                        Dave
                        -DPD Productions - Custom Scanner, MURS, & Ham Antennas-
                        http://eje.railfan.net/dpdp/
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                        Par429
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Maryland
                        Posted by Par429 on Monday, September 5, 2005 2:32 PM
                        jmcquate-
                        I was there Sunday as well, and I got the same story about lightweight paint. I find the metallic sheen a little odd, and wonder why it looks that way. I assume there's no real metal in it, since that would be bad for radar reflection. I build car models occasionally, and from memory it looks pretty close to testor's metallic steel paint.

                        The air shows at Pax are usually pretty good places to get pictures, but I was a little disappointed that they didn't bring out an AH-1Z, UH-1Y or an MH-60S. I'd really like to convert a UH-60L to an MH-60S. Next show should be in two years, so plan ahead.

                        Phil
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                        Screaminhelo
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: Georgia
                        Posted by Screaminhelo on Monday, September 5, 2005 9:09 PM
                        Rotor&Wing had a little piece about that finish. I seem to remember something about the weight issue and radar/IR signature. I'll try to dig and find it.

                        Mac

                        Mac

                        I Didn't do it!!!

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