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I like the Pensacola 360s as a cool reference to show just how dirty and weathered cockpits (and in particular NAVY) get!

 

Yep..there's only two times they're all clean and fresh with brand new paint, smooth edges and bright lettering..

 

When they're brand new (or freshly rebuilt) or when there's been a fairly dramatic cockpit rebuild.

 

I got a chance, multiple times, to see some of VX-9 and VX-30's test Tomcat cockpits..and somehow or another..they were actually rougher than the fleet aircraft.

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I got a chance, multiple times, to see some of VX-9 and VX-30's test Tomcat cockpits..and somehow or another..they were actually rougher than the fleet aircraft.

 

The VX-9 and VX-30 aircraft definitely get run hard and put away wet. For there number of flight hours, these jets definitely saw the most Gs since they were constantly "yanked and banked". One of the VF-31 Tomcats that went on the final Tomcat cruise came from VX-9 and it had the fewest hours of any jet in the squadron, but it was arguably in the worst shape and actually suffered a bulkhead failure during the cruise.

 

Yep..there's only two times they're all clean and fresh with brand new paint, smooth edges and bright lettering..

 

When they're brand new (or freshly rebuilt) or when there's been a fairly dramatic cockpit rebuild.

 

Indeed. USN jets went to a NARF every 5-7 years (I think) for a very complete rebuild (rewired, all surfaces repainted including landing gear, cockpit, exterior, etc). But it seems that they didn't stay new looking for long. The wear and tear appearance seems to settle in fast. :)

 

-Nick

 

-Nick

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I have real chance to see a tomcat in airshow in future ?

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tomcat eats the viper for breakfast :P

Lange lebe die Tomcat": Long live the Cat!

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