Special Paint F-16's Visit Death Valley (and some normal)

go4long · by **go4long** » 12 Nov 2018, 14:08

86-0270

Arctic Camo by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

go4long · by **go4long** » 12 Nov 2018, 14:17

86-0310

The Horns by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

go4long · by **go4long** » 12 Nov 2018, 14:19

92-0459

Top Gun by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

go4long · by **go4long** » 12 Nov 2018, 14:20

86-0298

Blue Splinter by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

go4long · by **go4long** » 12 Nov 2018, 14:21

91-0464

Edwards F-16 by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

go4long · by **go4long** » 12 Nov 2018, 14:24

86-0351

Fighter Friday-01 by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

Boman · by **Boman** » 13 Nov 2018, 18:32

Nice! Didn't know that 86-0310 also had gotten the Green/Brown/Black scheme

go4long · by **go4long** » 14 Nov 2018, 02:31

Boman wrote:Nice! Didn't know that 86-0310 also had gotten the Green/Brown/Black scheme

Yes, that one and 86-0295 are both in the BDU Splinter Scheme

Boman · by **Boman** » 14 Nov 2018, 08:49

Do you have photos of 86-0263 showing the splinter scheme topside please?

go4long · by **go4long** » 14 Nov 2018, 09:52

Boman wrote:Do you have photos of 86-0263 showing the splinter scheme topside please?

Unfortunately it didn't fly through on the two days I was there.

Look for Edward Sarber on facebook...he caught it with a very nice top side shot.

Boman · by **Boman** » 14 Nov 2018, 16:41

Thanks

sluggz · by **sluggz** » 15 Nov 2018, 11:12

go4long wrote:91-0464

Edwards F-16 by Steven Szabo, on Flickr

Take a look at the station 7 pylon, it shows an annoying problem we sometimes have when dropping GBUs ,the wing release lanyard will occasionally break in the wrong spot. The lanyard has a shear link that is supposed to break after the wings are deployed, but sometimes the cable breaks closer to the bomb, leaving a long piece of cable to smack the side pylon and remove the paint. Especially annoying when it happens to a UHG pylon,that paint is expensive. A redesigned shear link has been made, but we still have a surplus of the old ones, and they are still allowed to be used. :bang:

go4long · by **go4long** » 15 Nov 2018, 20:01

Interesting info...I was sad that the yellow kind of stands out in the shots since he came through in really nice light. What about the yellow T up by the canopy?

hoghandler · by **hoghandler** » 21 Nov 2018, 18:43

That "T" looks like a local primer touch up. Maybe some fasteners were replaced in that area. Theres another yellow patch just aft along the canopy sill.

Scorpion1alpha · by **Scorpion1alpha** » 26 Nov 2018, 08:37

Nice photos. Liking that new splinter lizard or whatever they call it paint job.