ORIGINAL: rcjets_63
Hi Gents,
Well I got the color scheme sorted out so I edited my earlier post; here is what I found that is applicable to Swiss, Czech, and Hungarian Gripens.
According to a letter I have from Saab Aerosystems, the colors for the Gripen are custom but correspond to the following colors in FED-STD-595.
- Upper Surfaces: FS36173
- Lower Surfaces: FS36375
- False Canopy (Hungarian): FS36076
The markings are also done in these colors. Markings are as follows:
- Markings on the upper surfaces (over FS36173 base color) are FS36076.
- The Emergency Opening, Emergency Engine Shut Down, Fire Fighting, and Cut Here markings are FS36076 over a field of FS36375
- Markings on the lower surfaces (over FS36375 base color) are FS36173
Attached is a graphic showing the various markings based on a scan of a decal set. The writing is too small to make out in many cases so I've duplicated the wording and stated the location of the markings.
Regards,
Jim
Further to the above post (from page 28), I've got some better information regarding the colors of the Gripen markings as follows:
All markings are FS36118 regardless of whether they are on the top or bottom of the plane. The two-tone markings (Emergency Opening, Emergency Engine Shutdown, Cut Here, etc) are FS36118 over a field of FS36495.
As for the base colors, FS36173 has consistantly been identified as the color of the upper surfaces. FS36373 is widely quoted as the color of the lower surfaces and nose. However, the letter from Saab states that it is FS36375 (though they add that the aircraft paint doesn't directly relate to FED-STD-595. FS36375 has more of a blue tone while FS36373 looks like it has a bit more yellow. I'm going with FS36373 since that's what my documentation states.
Regards,
Jim