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Hi Jim,

I just got my new CDs from Chip today, so I haven't built your Phantom yet, but I would say that the cones to be inserted in the front of the Radome and the centre line tank are a good idea. I always end up with a gaping hole when the old construction method is used.

As for the IR sensor, from which end do we start to roll it? Say I'm looking at the sheet as it is printed out, I'd assume from left to right.

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The 'trick' that I am not sure that I communicated well is that after it is rolled and the glue has dried, you need to carve away at the top of the roll to custom fit it to the bottom of the radome.

Oh lovely, yet another chance to add to my collection of scars...<g>

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Well for the older birds at anyrate, as I understand it Hydraulic fluid is clear nowadays.

Which reminds me of a true story.

When I was stationed in Cold Lake, one young airman fresh out of his trades training said he was going to grab a pop and if anyone else wanted anything. The Sgt said "Yeah, get me a can of hydraulic fluid" (which was our slang term for cream soda) and gave him 50c. Durned if the kid didn't come back with a quart can of the real stuff. He never lived that down.

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My uncle worked for Republic Aviation and toward the end of his time there worked in hydraulic test. Due to the multiple leakages and parts failures during testing, he owned one of the world's largest collections of pink-dyed T-shirts (Mil - 0 - 5606 ring a bell???)

My uncle worked for Republic Aviation and toward the end of his time there worked in hydraulic test. Due to the multiple leakages and parts failures during testing, he owned one of the world's largest collections of pink-dyed T-shirts (Mil - 0 - 5606 ring a bell???)

About the only POL number I can recall is NATO F-40, which of course was JP4.

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It was Mil H 5606 superceeeded my Mil H 83627--both red, the former, when sprayed like an aerosol (Like in a 3000 psi leak) burned like a torch. The latter , while not completely fire resistant, under the same conditions would not ignite. Both were red, so they could be seen and identified...both stained permanently. The A7, especially the early models leaked so bad that if there were no drips, stains and puddles, you assumed the reservoirs were empty. The Phantom, on the other hand was relatively leak free. It's weak point was the use of flared AN type connections in the systems. But, when something went--it went dramatically--a burst line to the radar antenna could color the whole fuselage red, for example, and the resultant loss of utility pressure would mean that the gear and flaps would have to be blown down pnuematically, which meant that all the fluid in those sytems would be vented overboard into the slipstream and down the belly..at that point the engine driven pumps would burn themselves out as well. Made for a fun day. (ex USN Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics)

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The 104 leaked like a sieve, we also went on the assumption that if it wasn't leaking, it was empty. The T-33 on the other hand was tight as a drum.

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The Phantom's not short-at leawst you could sit on a five gallon can while you worked under there. Try working under the Cougar, T2 Buckeye or A7--you've got to lay flat on your back for some stuff.

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