G-VTOL?

[sandiego89]

Good photo of a GR1 Harrier with the 330 gallon tanks.  4 fins.

http://www.fourfax.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3723

[PR19_Kit]

Not seen that one before, or indeed ANY GR1 with big tanks like that, thanks very much.

4 Sqdn too, one of my Dad's units, but he was on 4 in the mid 30s. 

[Captain Canada]

Awesome shot ! Thanks ! There is another one on the Cold War Timeline of a GR.3 at Goose Bay with those exact tanks, same colours as well. But that shot is just gorgeous....wow.

So what is the bottom line for making these tanks ? I would like to make up a few for my Harrier project. Mind you, it's all whir to me so I guess I could pretty much use anything.....

[PR19_Kit]

I'm intending to lengthen a pair of Revell Hunter tanks, and add the fins from styrene for my G-VTOL model.

[Captain Canada]

Sounds like a plan. Maybe another excuse to buy that Revell Hunter that I want, but don't want......

And I started looking thru the galleries from that link above.....awesome stuff ! Lots of Harrier pics I have never seen. Thanks !

[PR19_Kit]

I'll build the tanks soon and post the results on here.

Before the other laptop died I'd saved a pic on that showed a Revell tank compared to a scaled almost overhead view that lenny found and it's pretty darn close as regards diameter.

[Captain Canada]

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

Looking at photos, I've seen a GR.3 in the green scheme that the GR.5 came out in. Was that a one-of ? What about the GR.3s in RN colours ? Did they fly or were they instructional airframes ?

[Thorvic]

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

Looking at photos, I've seen a GR.3 in the green scheme that the GR.5 came out in. Was that a one-of ? What about the GR.3s in RN colours ? Did they fly or were they instructional airframes ?

There were two GR-3 painted up to test scheme for the GR5, one in a Grey scheme and the other a Green scheme, with markings adjusted to match.

The ones shown in Sea Harrier Schemes were old airframes used by the school of aircraft handling for training crews in handling the harrier on on CVS class decks.

[Captain Canada]

Thanks Geoff. All of my Harrier books are rather outdated....and it seems the web is a great place for harrier photos, but getting the straight facts is a little bit tougher !

[PR19_Kit]

When Mrs_PR19 and I were down in Cornwall last year the FAA painted GR3s were still at Culdrose. I wonder if they're using them for general handling training before the F-35s arrrive?

[TallEng]

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

Looking at photos, I've seen a GR.3 in the green scheme that the GR.5 came out in. Was that a one-of ? What about the GR.3s in RN colours ? Did they fly or were they instructional airframes ?

There were two GR-3 painted up to test scheme for the GR5, one in a Grey scheme and the other a Green scheme, with markings adjusted to match.

The ones shown in Sea Harrier Schemes were old airframes used by the school of aircraft handling for training crews in handling the harrier on on CVS class decks.

The two experimental schemes are available on Modeldecal 78 if your interested.

Regards
Keith

[Gondor]

Not seen that one before, or indeed ANY GR1 with big tanks like that, thanks very much.

Didn't the Harrier used in the Daily Mail Trans Atlantic Air Race have the larger tanks?

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Not the largest tanks AFAIK, they look like the standard 100 gall ones to me.

[kitbasher]

G-VTOL now resides in the http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/.

[PR19_Kit]

... and Mrs_PR19 and I are planning to go and see it before much longer. A pity it's still in the Skyhook scheme, I'd be WELL in favour of a repaint to the glorious original scheme.