Quick Question.

[3instein]

I was wondering why it is that on some planes/skins the flaps are not the same colour as the wings?

 

Appreciate any info, thanks,

 

Mick.

[3instein]

Anyone?

 

Maybe I meant the ailerons, you see them from above, they are a different colour from the rest of the plane, why? 

 

Mick.  

[Y-29.Silky]

I haven't really noticed. Are they historical skins?

[3instein]

Here is the default "Red Feathers" skin, I am sure they are others (all default) but don't have the time just now to go through them all,

 

Mick.

 

The aileron on the left is black and the one on the right is green?

 

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Edited April 27, 2015 by 3instein

[LukeFF]

http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/il-2/il2-camo/il2-1942/winter-singles/5-whitenosecamoback/5-whitenosecamoback.htm

 

One theory is that they were replacement parts. 

[3instein]

Thanks LukeFF,

 

Kind of a Frankenstein plane, made up of different parts, never heard of that before, interesting,

 

Mick.     

[Feathered_IV]

Ailerons of the era were often fabric covered and fairly delicately balanced. I've seen quite a few aircraft with field applied paintwork where the ground crews deliberately left the control surfaces untouched to avoid changing the delicacy of handling of the aircraft. Japanese planes in particular seemed to show that a lot.

[Finkeren]

Feathered has got it right.

 

Also: Note that the white temporary winter camo is only applied to the metal surfaces (the link Luke posted suggests, that the wings might have been wooden, but I'm not so sure. It was a persisting problem for the VVS, that they had to use different kinds of paint for different surfaces. The kind of paint that would bind on the metal surfaces tended to damage delta wood and especially fabric covering.