Wing fold
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ijdjr2
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Wing fold
As far as access to the wing fold/unfold when aircraft is not operating (engine off); The A-7 has wing rack attached to folding wings and from what
I have heard, there is a switch in the wheel well for the A-7 that the maintainers have access to for unfolding the wings. I would think that
the AD-1 would be similar. To model that to the MV AD-1 most likely would incur time to model and add $$$ to the retail price (so I would
surmise). I think the wheel well switch perhaps was electric/hydraulic operated.
Back in the day I was with F-8 crusaders, we had folding wings but no hard points to load bombs (F-8C/D; the thought back then about
this never occurred to me.
I have heard, there is a switch in the wheel well for the A-7 that the maintainers have access to for unfolding the wings. I would think that
the AD-1 would be similar. To model that to the MV AD-1 most likely would incur time to model and add $$$ to the retail price (so I would
surmise). I think the wheel well switch perhaps was electric/hydraulic operated.
Back in the day I was with F-8 crusaders, we had folding wings but no hard points to load bombs (F-8C/D; the thought back then about
this never occurred to me.
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Slayer
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Re: Wing fold
I believe in another discussion of this there is an external power jack and possibly a switch for ground crew. Either way we did not model either of these items.