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Skuz9c1
PostPosted: 22 May 2009, 20:39 
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On every pic I've seen, the right wings foward edge of the landing gear pod is painted black and the left wing is grey. Now I understand that the left wing has the refueling port and with black paint it may get hot in there.

So why is every units A-10s have a mismatched color scheme?? Is it just to make it that much uglier?

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Doesnt the ILS live in there?
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Right pod is the ILS receiver. Left is W79, and the refueling door. The right pod is black because that is a rubber coating called \"rain erosion\". It is an errosion proof covering that covers the ILS antenna.

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AH! Thanks Hawg166. I never knew there was an antenna in there.

Now I'm a little bit smarter.
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They repainted the Gate Guard A-10 when I was at Pope, and did the left gear pod tip in black also. It looked weird as hell.
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Yeah after only seeing it grey for so long it would look weird.

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