Post by redkiwi on Apr 9, 2007 17:19:05 GMT 12
An associate through the local IPMS Branch supplied me with these prints some years back and I have commenced scanning my collection recently and thought they may provide some interest to the group.
rides.webshots.com/album/558566932VNPOum.
With the move from Wigram to Ohakea in 1993 it became apparent that a new colour scheme would be beneficial and with the fleet requiring a repaint the opportunity was taken to evaluate the various one colour schemes.
First to be completed, in late 1994, was NZ 1938 in the overall yellow scheme, this was followed in March by NZ 1941 in a black scheme and final by NZ 1937 in overall white.
Late 1195 these three aircraft and a standard two tone aircraft were flown on sorties to assess the visibility of the schemes against a variety of backgrounds. Single "intercept" sorties were also flown with with each aircraft vectored towards an observation aircraft.
Maintenance needs for each scheme were also taking into account before the final decision was made.
rides.webshots.com/album/558566932VNPOum.
With the move from Wigram to Ohakea in 1993 it became apparent that a new colour scheme would be beneficial and with the fleet requiring a repaint the opportunity was taken to evaluate the various one colour schemes.
First to be completed, in late 1994, was NZ 1938 in the overall yellow scheme, this was followed in March by NZ 1941 in a black scheme and final by NZ 1937 in overall white.
Late 1195 these three aircraft and a standard two tone aircraft were flown on sorties to assess the visibility of the schemes against a variety of backgrounds. Single "intercept" sorties were also flown with with each aircraft vectored towards an observation aircraft.
Maintenance needs for each scheme were also taking into account before the final decision was made.
