As i understand it, its an Astrocoat finish, usually done at factory level.

Similar to the Astrocoat finish spray-applied to the wingtips.

Can anyone confirm the status of ZK113? Does it still fly?

Any word on when it will be heading back to Saudi? Its the last Saudi test Tornado at Warton?

Cheers.

And like i said above, we HAVE PAID for whats there, we are only entitled to our share of WHAT WE HAVE PAID FOR! And 'your' share of the UK National Debt... around £1.5 Trillion by next year... how much is Scotlands share? Apparently around £150 Billion... or £50 odd Billion with 30 years of oil mo...

Flyingmonster wrote:Nice catch on the ELW badge!

Does it look like 101 has damage to the tail leading edge? or is the paint peeling?

No, thats just the neoprene cover thats put on the fin cap leading edge. Often deteriorates over time.

And since when do the Offutt aircraft have red tail bands?! Anyone seen this before?

Previously it was green for the 38RS & 343RS V/W's, and black for the other 135's.

Maybe the 343RS, who's squadron badge is mostly red, have their own now?

Hi Gents, my first post here... Further to John's report for 2nd Feb, i spent the afternoon here, mostly in miserable weather, and can add... XX263 Hawk VYT44: made a low overshoot at 1345, on RTB Valley. There was also two Tucano's earlier: LOP25 & LOP30 on go-around quite high. ZK113 Tornado IDS T...