Chu Lai Skyhawks

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Jack Cook
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Chu Lai Skyhawks

Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:48 pm

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RickH
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Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:20 am

There you go, Jack! Keep 'em coming ! :lol:
retroaviation
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Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:23 am

I'm assuming that all of the black soot under the intake scoop (best seen in the last picture) is from the gun being fired?

Gary
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Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:37 am

You're correcdt, Gary. The Skyhawk uses 2 Colt Mk12 cannons. Because the Mk12s have a considerable muzzle blast a gas deflector is incorporated just above the muzzles. Some units painted the area behind the muzzle with a big black rectangle to minimize the appearance of the gun soot.
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