Planes not typically seen in Raspberry Ripple

[dragon]

Maybe I am bordering on heresy, but here are my suggestions:

F-14D Super Tom Cat
S-37 Berkut
OV-10D Bronco
F-47 Thunderbolt
ShinMeiwa
Captured ME-262
A-10
AH-1W Cobra
A380
AC-130 Spectre

[Daryl J.]

Burn the heretic! 

Actually, the ShinMeiwa idea is fantastic along with the Cobra.   Cool ideas dude!



Daryl J.

[PanzerWulff]

Ok 1 thing I have always wondered, What was the reason for the RR Scheme anyway? it doesn't seem to be a combat scheme, it seems to be a scheme for Trainers or non combat Transport & Rescue
"Panzer"

[PR19_Kit]

The Ripple scheme originated at RAE Boscombe Down, the R&D development site for aircraft, systems and methods in the UK. Co-located there is the Empire Test Pilots School, and they both used a derivative of RR, not that there ever was, or is, a 'standard' scheme.

The aircraft just needed to be super visible for camera observation of test flights etc. and previously there was a mess of black/white, NMF/Yellow, Red/White etc etc. To a certain extent the RR schemes brought them all under one umberella.

[PanzerWulff]

Ahhhh Sort of like the NASA flight test aircraft scheme (sort of like why the bell X-1 was painted Orange) Ok I get it thanks for the clarification 
"Panzer"

[GTX]

Maybe I am bordering on heresy, but here are my suggestions:

F-14D Super Tom Cat
S-37 Berkut
OV-10D Bronco
F-47 Thunderbolt
ShinMeiwa
Captured ME-262
A-10
AH-1W Cobra
A380
AC-130 Spectre

Look back one page for the A-10.  Love the Me-262 idea .

Regards,

Greg

[GTX]

Some more suggestioins:

Mirage III
Mirage F.1
Mirage 2000
Rafale

Regards,

Greg

[PR19_Kit]

Ahhhh Sort of like the NASA flight test aircraft scheme (sort of like why the bell X-1 was painted Orange) Ok I get it thanks for the clarification 

Panzer,

Yes, sort of. As I read it NASA is a civilian operation, and there isn't really an equivalent in the UK. The RAE may have a similar brief, and many of its staff are civilians, but it tends to deal mainly with military projects, thus most of the RR aircraft carry military serials and roundels. There are some aircraft on the RAE fleet that are not military in purpose, like BAC-111s, but they carry out quasi-military tasking like being an airborne laboratory etc.

The Empire Test Pilots School is a wholly military setup, and not just for UK crews either, as the school has students from many foreign air forces on its classes too. In this case I think there is a US equivalent, isn't there? Don't the USAF and the USN run their own test pilots schools?

I bet they don't have pretty colour schemes like the ETPS though...... 

[B777LR]

Strike the Mil Mi-8 off the list of aircraft not typically seen in Raspberry Ripple - Here it is, ex-Bulgarian:

[GTX]

Nice spot!

Regards,

Greg

[Dork the kit slayer]

Canberra PR9

Strikemaster
Puma

There have been R/R Pumas (XW241, ZA941)

Oh look a Puma .............................. ...in one piece.

[B777LR]

Oh look a Puma .............................. ...in one piece.

Impossible, there is no thing as a complete Puma!

[fallenphoenix]

Sure there is, well 120,000 parts flying in loose formation if that counts 

Craig

[Nigel Bunker]

Raspberry Ripple F-14 Tomcat - delicious!!

[B777LR]

Sure there is, well 120,000 parts flying in loose formation if that counts 

Craig

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