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PS
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 Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:13 pm Post subject: My New CJ has an Orange Belly??? |
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I have discovered my 1996 CJ has an orange belly, and the top of the fuselage was OD green. The wings may have been orange but I didn't check closely. Anyone know why the PLAAF would paint the belly orange?
Phil
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Pete Fowler
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: My New CJ has an Orange Belly??? |
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Not surprising. From stripping and painting many parts of my plane, it was clear that the PLAAF often used high-visibility markings. My plane (for instance) at one time had bright red gear doors and the flap was always yellow. Doubtless this helped people on the ground check for correct configuration for solo pilots.
My cockpit had no fewer than 3 original repaints (two shades of gray and a green/gray color that I ended using where I repainted).
There was also a medium-dark green upper/dark gray lower and a very brownish dark green upper with bright blue lower scheme that was widely used (one of the planes in our group has the original dark green + light blue paint UNDER a Chinese green/gray repaint).
Being a former competitive model builder, I wish there was more information about the color schemes.
But some desire for a high-visibility scheme (from the ground) is probably the best answer.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: My New CJ has an Orange Belly??? |
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Pete,
Doug Sapp said, he has received later model airframe parts which have orange bottoms. I bet you are correct about the high visibility paint. This CJ also has a weapons grade heat system and defrost which is mostly intact. Sadly the heat muffs, one on each side, are missing.
Thanks for your reply.
Phil
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