Tornado Colours RAF Gr4.

[Lancman]

Hi guys does anybody know the colour of the interior and bang seats in RAF Tornados, I am going to use Humbrol paints I think the interior is 145 (medium grey) and the bang seats are now 164 (dark sea grey) can any body confirm this.

 

Thanks

 

Graham..

[Derek B]

Hi guys does anybody know the colour of the interior and bang seats in RAF Tornados, I am going to use Humbrol paints I think the interior is 145 (medium grey) and the bang seats are now 164 (dark sea grey) can any body confirm this.

 

Thanks

 

Graham..

Graham,

 

Generally, Tornado cockpit interior colours, and that of the ejection seat, are RAF Dark Sea Grey. The instrument bezels and panels are satin or matt black. The back pad and parachute box top flaps are dark olive green (similar to the RAF Dark Green), with the fibre glass back rest, seat cushion and head box padding being satin black. The harness straps are medium brown tan and (for the inner shoulder restraint straps and lap straps) mid blue colour, with the shoulder pads being a light green colour. The harness QRF fitting is satin black. There are the usual black and yellow firing handle (seat pan only), emergency oxygen bottle handle and emergency release override handle. The emergency oxygen bottle is semi-gloss black, and the rocket pack is gloss white (not blue as seen in some colour photo's - these are inert rocket packs for demo only). The seat rail, beam and gun are also RAF Dark Sea Grey. The remote rocket initiator can be aluminium silver or anodised green, whilst the BTRU and drogue gun assembly can be either Dark Sea Grey or aluminium silver. The PEC (seat portion) is generally a light anodised grey colour. The leg (and shoulder) restraint lines are the same middle blue as parts of the harness. There are various chrome (stainless steel) pipes behind the seat pan. Off the top of my head, that is all I can recall, although I am sure that there will be other minor color differences that I have forgot!

 

HTH

 

Derek