Chinook paint schemes and lighting
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Chinook paint schemes and lighting
Hi. I'm designing an RC Chinook model, but I'm having trouble finding ideas for paint schemes. I've had a good look on Airliners.net, and most are olive drab (no thanks), with some mainly-white civilian, ones, and the occational coloured one.
I'd like to paint it ghost grey, or some navy heli colour, but I've never seen a Chinook done in navy schemes (do they exist?). Obviously, I can paint it any colour I damn well please. But I'd prefer to keep it real, if possible.
I've seen red cockpit lighting on an older US millitary Chinook, but was wondering if this is a standard thing on all Chinooks, or just for Special Ops Chinooks or something. What lighting do they use in the rear cabin of the millitary ones?
The instructions note a small amber light on the rear, just above the APU exaust. Is this normally on? Is it solid, or a strobe?
If anyone has some good reference material for lighting or paint schemes, and some good night shots, that would be great, thanks.
I'd like to paint it ghost grey, or some navy heli colour, but I've never seen a Chinook done in navy schemes (do they exist?). Obviously, I can paint it any colour I damn well please. But I'd prefer to keep it real, if possible.
I've seen red cockpit lighting on an older US millitary Chinook, but was wondering if this is a standard thing on all Chinooks, or just for Special Ops Chinooks or something. What lighting do they use in the rear cabin of the millitary ones?
The instructions note a small amber light on the rear, just above the APU exaust. Is this normally on? Is it solid, or a strobe?
If anyone has some good reference material for lighting or paint schemes, and some good night shots, that would be great, thanks.
Try the Columbia Helicopter web site. They have nice paint schemes on their aircraft.
I believe you will find that is a single white light on the aft end of the aircraft and not amber.
I believe you will find that is a single white light on the aft end of the aircraft and not amber.
The red cockpit lighting went away in the 1980's in US Army Chinooks, when they were modded for NVG compatibility - they switched to the blue/green type.
Rear cabin still had red/white interior lights (selectable by switch) at that time, don't know if they've changed them out since then - haven't set foot in one since 1989. And as SASless pointed out, it's a white position light in the rear.
Rear cabin still had red/white interior lights (selectable by switch) at that time, don't know if they've changed them out since then - haven't set foot in one since 1989. And as SASless pointed out, it's a white position light in the rear.
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Thanks for the info. Why blue and green? Does that show up better in night vision stuff? Does anyone know what a civilian cockpit would be lit as?
