EA-6B over the house on final

[Tom Callahan]

[Tom Hayden]

What's with the orange thingies on the wingies?

Tom

[redc1c4]

Tom Hayden wrote:
>
> What's with the orange thingies on the wingies?
>
> Tom

it's to attract hummingbirds....

redc1c4,
(well, maybe not. %-)
--
"Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear
considerable watching."

Army Officer's Guide

[Martin[_3_]]

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:01:24 -0400, "Tom Hayden"
<geezer1two3atcomcast.net> wrote:

>What's with the orange thingies on the wingies?
>
>Tom
>

Those are the air-brakes, the ends of the wings actually split open
like that.

See attached pic!

[Martin[_3_]]

[Tom Hayden]

Thanks, Martin.

Actually I knew those thingies were air brakes, but I was really trying to
find out why the insides were painted orange. Is it just for decoration or
does it serve a (safety or other?) purpose?

Also, in Tom's next picture you can see that insides of the (leading edge
slats?) are also painted orange. Again, is there a purpose?

Thanks in advance.

Tom

[redc1c4]

Tom Hayden wrote:
>
> Thanks, Martin.
>
> Actually I knew those thingies were air brakes, but I was really trying to
> find out why the insides were painted orange. Is it just for decoration or
> does it serve a (safety or other?) purpose?
>
> Also, in Tom's next picture you can see that insides of the (leading edge
> slats?) are also painted orange. Again, is there a purpose?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tom

serious guess is that it's for safety. in the first pic, the inside of the
front slats (or whatever you call them) are orange too. maybe to warn ground
crew where *not* to put fingers and hands?

redc1c4,
just a swag on my part.... %-)
--
"Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear
considerable watching."

Army Officer's Guide

[Bert-Jan[_5_]]

redc1c4 > wrote in
:

> Tom Hayden wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Martin.
>>
>> Actually I knew those thingies were air brakes, but I was really
>> trying to find out why the insides were painted orange. Is it just
>> for decoration or does it serve a (safety or other?) purpose?
>>
>> Also, in Tom's next picture you can see that insides of the (leading
>> edge slats?) are also painted orange. Again, is there a purpose?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Tom
>
> serious guess is that it's for safety. in the first pic, the inside of
> the front slats (or whatever you call them) are orange too. maybe to
> warn ground crew where *not* to put fingers and hands?
>
> redc1c4,
> just a swag on my part.... %-)

I read once (don't ask me where)(or when) that the first Dauntlesses had
their airbrakes insides painted the same color as the wing.
The pilot in the following plane said that when the plane in front of him
deployed his airbrakes it was like the plane suddenly stood still in the
air.
When they finally painted the insides red, the following planes could see
when the brakes were opened and they could react in time.

--
Cheers,

Bert-Jan

[Tom Hayden]

And orange paint is cheaper than a brake light!

Thanks. The safety reason sounds good to me.

Tom