SOH Team Project - Grumman Tracker, Trader, Tracer

***Matt Wynn*** · January 11th, 2012, 23:30

if they're onto Nigel they're onto me.... time to disappear to my top secret testing facility....

**Fnerg** · January 12th, 2012, 06:59

Is anyone doing this one?

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I'm looking for something to do now. lol...

**Milton Shupe** · January 12th, 2012, 08:06

Originally Posted by Fnerg

Is anyone doing this one?

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I'm looking for something to do now. lol...

Not to my knowledge Sir.

Here is the current project status.

There is no paint kit available for that variant yet.

**Fnerg** · January 12th, 2012, 09:39

Ok when it's ready perhaps I'll have a go at the Canuck version.

***Duckie*** · January 12th, 2012, 12:25

Can someone tell me if the bottom of the engine nacelles of the E-1 Looked like the line diagram below, specifically the area between the aft end of the cowl and the forward gear doors?

I'm unable to find any detailed photos of this area for the E-1.

I notice on the photos that I can find of the and E-1 and S-2 this area on operational birds, it appears very stained from some kind of venting of oil/fluid and or hot air exhaust. The venting seems to be "sucked' into the gear well and further vented aft out the gear wells. I realize some staining would naturally occur aft of the gear doors just from take off and landing operations but there seems to be additional staining caused by the venting or exhausting from the cowl area.

I really like the way the nacelle bottoms look on the last 2.

Any info is good and pics are even better.

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Thanks

Steve

**nigel richards** · January 12th, 2012, 12:48

Duckie: this is the nearest I can get...difficult angle.

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Whole lot of walkarounds here: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/t...erencefr_1.htm

***Duckie*** · January 12th, 2012, 13:49

Hey Nigel -that may be the money shot! I actually have that one but I have it filed under "landing gear and wells," so I did even thoroughly enough search my own stuff!

It definately shows what may be an oil cooler outlet and another cowl type flap just ahead of the main gear well.

Unfortunately most of the walk-a-rounds are of gate guards and other static displays which have all been painted then repainted, long obliterating what I call their "operational character".

Good one. Thanks

**nigel richards** · January 12th, 2012, 14:59

Love your thoroughness! Greatly looking forward to this one my man!

Hang in there Duckie.

**Milton Shupe** · January 12th, 2012, 15:26

You can thank tankerguy72 for these pics.

***Duckie*** · January 12th, 2012, 17:15

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

You can thank tankerguy72 for these pics.

WOOO HOOO! YES! Someone que the bells, whistles, fireworks, fire retardant(?)

Thank YOU tankerguy72 via Milton Shupe!

**tankerguy72** · January 12th, 2012, 19:10

Originally Posted by Duckie

WOOO HOOO! YES! Someone que the bells, whistles, fireworks, fire retardant(?)

Thank YOU tankerguy72 via Milton Shupe!

No problem! haha and yes! bring on the fire retardant!!!

***Tom Clayton*** · January 12th, 2012, 20:15

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

You can thank tankerguy72 for these pics.

Someone better fix the panel in that second shot before it rips off in flight!

***Duckie*** · January 14th, 2012, 16:12

Thanks to tankerguy72 the E-1 now has some proper bottom exhaust ports and oil cooler outlets!

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**Wing_Z** · January 14th, 2012, 17:33

What a great project this has turned into!

**tankerguy72** · January 15th, 2012, 14:00

A friend of mine is working on a conversion to the actual C-1. They doing a turboprop version. They have an order for 4 right now. Maybe a new model for the sim??? haha

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