GR3 Video

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 12 Mar 2007, 08:31

see the UKMIL GR3 in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b59fKzKZO0

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 12 Mar 2007, 08:33

plus some sneakies of the T2 conversion

Post by **DaveB** » 12 Mar 2007, 11:49

I looks very stable DC.. something lacking in current models

T2 looks smashing.. my fave version

ATB

DaveB :tab:

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 12 Mar 2007, 11:54

Although I'm not that far into military aircraft, I know a good performance when I see one.

That is a very good video, and a good showcase as well.

Nice done.

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 12 Mar 2007, 21:28

Nice video (I can never get FRAPS to work);
are you planning to paint the 2 'odd-balls' from @ 1984; XV738 in 'Barley grey' and XV809 in 2-tone green? They were used a test specimens for
the GR.5 schemes.

Here's 738, in 3 tones of grey, it was the first Harrier fresh from the phase 6 upgrade program, pity they never went to phase 7....the wingtip sidewinder rails would've looked really mean!

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1028453/

809's scheme was similar,but in the green shades

ttfn

Pete

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 15 Mar 2007, 11:08

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 15 Mar 2007, 11:28

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 15 Mar 2007, 14:35

Wow...

Now if there was just a gauge to fail the engine when you run out of water because you spent too long hovering...

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 15 Mar 2007, 15:29

IIRC the de-min water is only used to boost hover performance
when heavily loaded, I always used to think it was a bit silly;we had to load a minimum qty, which would then take the plane into the MTOW
for use of water!

Now if you spend too long hovering without water then the engine will complain!

Not bad for a first try at 738 UKmil; you might take a look at the larger picture, click the link under the photo, there's a couple of things that need correcting if you can manage it with the texture mapping.

1) serial number is on rear fuselage (not ventral fin)

2) the undersides are a lighter grey than top surfaces (take a look at the outrigger fairing), the light grey starts under the fwd fuselage, just fwd of the nosegear doors, rolls around the fuselage to above the internozzle fairing, ie where the wing 'sits'; then ends on the centre fuselage behind the 'hot' nozzle.

The area below the tailplane on the rear fuselage is light grey,but not the ventral fin

3) Not on the photo, but underneath the fwd fuselage,fwd of nosegear doors a 'false canopy' was painted in darker grey (ie similar to those seen on underside of US F/A-18's)
Inside the intakes were dark grey.
The two darker grey patches on the fin are di-electric panels.

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1028453/

'809' had the same pattern, but in green, it's intakes were white inside, went to the OCU at Wittering

ttfn

Pete

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 15 Mar 2007, 16:04

The understanding I was given from the guys who work on the AV-8B here in the US is that the de-min water is 100% to cool the engine during hover because there is not enough excess air moving through the inlet to do so normally. Once the de-mineralized water runs out, the engine will quickly overheat within a short period (30 or so seconds) at any weight. With a full tank of de-min water, the plane has about 90 seconds of hovering time before the water runs out.