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F 111C, A8-125, 1 Sqn RAAF 1998, F111 sevice 25th anniversary.

Started by Allan J Withers · 65 ≡ · ↻ 4 years ago · 1/72, F111, General Dynamics, Hasegawa, Nose art GB, RAAF

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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Thanks Robert.
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

One more piece added that I'd almost forgotten, nearly ready for some paint !
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Greg Kittinger said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Looking fantastic!
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Thanks Greg.
Tom Rodgers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Looking good. I love the way this build is coming. Here’s a photo of the 1/72 Hasegawa F-111D I built to replicate the jet I was flying when I lost most of my rudder at 2.5 Mach while on a supersonic run on 16 Jan 1979.
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Thanks Tom, interesting story and model, could you use the spoilers to compensate for the loss of the rudder for yaw control ? I am also interested in how the wing sweep changes the balance / trim of the aircraft !
Tom Rodgers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

I didn’t know the problem I had was the rudder until after I landed. The flight control system/computers took care of trim changes due to wing sweep. Go to my post here on iModeler from about two weeks ago on this build. I have the whole story of that flight posted there.
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Thank you Tom, I have had a look.
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 8 months ago:

I dropped it on it's nose a while back then drilled the hole for the pitot off center, still trying to get the shape right !
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 8 months ago:

The nose shape is OK I think, some magnets in to hold the pave-tack options in place !
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Jeff Bailey said 4 years, 8 months ago:

Allan, 6 months ago you explained why y'all called this machine a "pig." I understand now! Thanks!

The build is going great! I'm watching with great interest.

Tom Rodgers ' story about his lost rudder is pretty amazing, but it also shows how advanced modern computers can be ... and the computers in these planes are How Old? Amazing!
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 8 months ago:

Thanks for following along Jeff, even with the upgrades I guess they were not up to modern standards, ours were retired nine years ago !
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 8 months ago:

Some masking on ready for a coat of paint !
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 8 months ago:

A first coat of paint on !
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 7 months ago:

Masking and some black paint on ! and some strips of tinned thin steel on the pave tack panels to attract those magnets !
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F 111C, A8-125, 1 Sqn RAAF 1998, F111 sevice 25th anniversary.