Photo: Dave Scharf Hawk One undergoing hydraulic system functional testing. By Dave Scharf After the much anticipated revealing of Hawk One in her new paint scheme, the doors were finally cracked open. After three weeks of being warm and dry, the Sabre slowly moved into the cold prairie winter air. Some have said that it’s …
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WEEK THREE – It’s all GOLD!
By Jim Belliveau Dec 15, 2008 On the last Monday to throw paint, the Hawk One Paint Team assembles; the Sabre sits with gold wings and a gleaming white fuselage. Not for long. It’s attacked with green scuff pads, and once again the air fills with fine dust. It almost seems like we haven’t left …
WEEK TWO: yellow days, white days, gold days
Photo: Jim Belliveau By Jim Belliveau As the lights come on one by one Monday morning, our Sabre sits unadorned in pristine aluminum skin. It was washed thoroughly on Friday, but lots of work still lies ahead. The floor will be washed, all surfaces wiped down with alcohol or paint thinner, and just before the …
Is it GOLD Yet?
Photo: Jim Belliveau Private Shawn O’hara directs spray onto the entire jet prior to the application of primer. By Jim Belliveau The weekend looms big and we are rapidly finishing up the complete scuffing of the jet’s aluminum skin for the first coats of paint. Craig spent part of the morning cutting up adhesive strips, …