Aircraft pics - Page 18

**SS427** · #1 03-20-2016, 05:41 PM

Another good one.

https://www.facebook.com/breedofspee...5911869619639/

**SS427** · #2 03-22-2016, 02:19 PM

Most times I love my job but there are days (such as custom rewiring) that make me sit back and think. That is until I am reminded what my brother has to go thru with his restorations. I will no longer complain. My wires are at least color coded. His are all white with code numbers imprinted on them to designate their destination. No wonder he is more grey than I am. Here is one of his latest projects, an TA-4J Skyhawk.

HawkX66 · #3 03-30-2016, 06:30 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most times I love my job but there are days (such as custom rewiring) that make me sit back and think. That is until I am reminded what my brother has to go thru with his restorations. I will no longer complain. My wires are at least color coded. His are all white with code numbers imprinted on them to designate their destination. No wonder he is more grey than I am. Here is one of his latest projects, an TA-4J Skyhawk.</div></div>
Amazing. I have a background in Electronics and I actually love wiring, but thankfully I've never had to deal with wiring like that!

**earntaz** · #4 03-30-2016, 06:56 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SgtHawkUSMC</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most times I love my job but there are days (such as custom rewiring) that make me sit back and think. That is until I am reminded what my brother has to go thru with his restorations. I will no longer complain. My wires are at least color coded. His are all white with code numbers imprinted on them to designate their destination. No wonder he is more grey than I am. Here is one of his latest projects, an TA-4J Skyhawk.</div></div>
Amazing. I have a background in Electronics and I actually love wiring, but thankfully I've never had to deal with wiring like that!</div></div>

I worked the F-111 -- what a freak show that was ... tech manuals didn't match the aircraft ... T/Sg was a real pain in the south end. We had to keep notes on each tail number. TAZ

**Xplantdad** · #5 03-30-2016, 08:14 PM

They use TDR to find breaks in the wiring...or so I've heard (Time domain Reflectometry_ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

**earntaz** · #6 03-22-2016, 04:05 PM

Yep -- know what you mean ... Scooter looks good.

**SS427** · #7 03-22-2016, 05:45 PM

One of her first flights.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ta-4...amp;FORM=VRDGAR

**earntaz** · #8 03-22-2016, 06:45 PM

Beautiful Scooter AND A-1 Skyraider. "You've been had by a Spad" ... ("business" card carried and dropped by A-1 jocks in Vietnam) I've got one of them some dang where in my trove of war stuff. TAZ

**earntaz** · #9 03-30-2016, 05:22 PM

The Man Who Rode the Thunder! Next time you're having a bad day...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/0cqQzcChFG0

William Rankin, The Man Who Rode The Thunder - YouTube

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**earntaz** · #10 03-30-2016, 09:05 PM

TDRs work really well -- but still, the techie has to tear out the wire bundle and trace down the wire number ... remember, many of those aircraft all the wiring was white and you had to find the right number. Then there was the infamous Capton (spell) wire. OMG TAZ

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