Saudi Arabian Typhoon First Flight

[Mossie]

The first of Saudi Arabia's Eurofighter Typhoon's took to the skies from BAE Warton recentley.  Unfortunately, (but not suprisingly) it's an F-15 style air superiority scheme rather than the cool Tornado scheme.  Seems to be a little more blue than the Eagles, but it could be a trick of the light.

Pic borrowed from this site & plenty more there:
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2397



Simon

[B777LR]

Love it

[nev]

Hi Simon, it actually flew several weeks ago!  I'm pretty sure I started a thread about it (maybe on BM?)

Anyway, Bobski - who works there - says the camo is RAF Barley grey base, with the German Typhoon grey as the darker colour.

[Amphion]

That's the first I've seen of a low-viz Saudi roundel.

I thought the green was "holy", as in it should always be used, but maybe that's only together with white. Anyone know for sure? 'Cause otherwise a low-viz roundel of green only would be neat. And the fin flash/flag is still in green & white.

[Mossie]

Hi Simon, it actually flew several weeks ago!  I'm pretty sure I started a thread about it (maybe on BM?)

Anyway, Bobski - who works there - says the camo is RAF Barley grey base, with the German Typhoon grey as the darker colour.

Yeah, I somehow missed it & found out when I picked up a copy of Aircraft Illustrated.  Trouble is with monthly publications, you can come across something a month late!  Hadn't seen it on here & I keep meaning to sign up to Brit Modeller but never get around to it.  Thought it looked pretty smart & a difference from the usual plain Tiffy pattern.

I thought I'd seen a model in the Dk earth/Lt Stone/Dk Green combo but can't find it, although I have seen a CGI & also one in just Dk Earth/Lt Stone.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

I thought I'd seen a model in the Dk earth/Lt Stone/Dk Green combo but can't find it, although I have seen a CGI & also one in just Dk Earth/Lt Stone.

David Aungst did a Turkish one over on HS a couple of years back in that scheme..... verrrrryy nice too.

Ian

[nev]

And Supertom did a brilliant Saudi one in Eagle greys a few years back as well

[Mossie]

Just remembered, I posted something about Whiffy Tiffies from ARC sometime last year, there's also a few models & profiles from peeps here too:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,16546.0.html

And I've found Tom's build thread with in progress pics, but the completed thread pics are dead.  Tom, re-post please if you can!
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,6061.0/highlight,typhoon.html

[Howard of Effingham]

how soon i wonder before this ends up on a decal sheet? 

iirc, there are some low vis saudi roundels on the Zotz sheets but i don't think that they
are this size. btw, flight international had a plan view of a tiffie on the cover of their 2007
issue that featured a survey of the world's air forces, but this was with the green saudi roundels.

[Captain Canada]

She's a beauty, alright...but it is to bad she wasn't painted up like the Tornados.

[Mossie]

Or with Canuckian roundels eh Todd?

[lancer]

Got 2 wiffy Tiffies built, one single and one twin seater...Silly question to ask but does anyone want to see them??

[Ed S]

You're right, that is a silly question.  After all this is a WHIFF group, of course we want to see them.

ED