James M. Lewis
Armed Forces
Hi everyone
. In my story line, the United States Army was looking for a proven civilian aircraft for a special task. They found it in the Cirrus SR22T. It's mission statement is to support army ground units with an aerial platform that could monitor hostile communications. By using advance avionics it as the ability of jamming radio traffic plus the safety to fly beyond enemy fire. I made several changes, first by adding a second pilot. Both pilots were repainted in military style flight suits. Second thing done was to make a detail center console (sorry couldn't get any close up photos
). The third thing done to relocate the antenna from the tail fin to the top of the fuselage plus additional surveillance equipment. And the last noticeable thing done was the paint scheme. The reason being this plane was given to me by a dear friend who has probably 30 or more aircraft (planes and helicopters
). In the late 60's, the army used this paint scheme for their utility airplanes; Beavers, Otters, Utes, and Cherokee. I remember seeing these planes when I was station at Godman Army Airfield, Fort Knox Ky. in 1969-1970 before heading back to South Vietnam for a second tour of duty. I did a lot of research on the internet before painting. These aircraft were used in combat service support roles and never exposed to enemy fire. Because the primary mission is classified (again in my make believe story line), I decided to call this plane Jedi 1 after the Star Wars epic. The call signs for both pilots respectfully are Jedi 2 and Jedi 3. And you can see Jedi Master Yoda is overseeing the mission riding on the tail fin. The force is definitely strong in this Cirrus SR22T. The aircraft will be finish in a matt Miniwax Polycrylic Paint.
Oh I haven't forgot that my first Cirrus will still get a complete make over like it's cousin here. Best regards, Jim.
. In my story line, the United States Army was looking for a proven civilian aircraft for a special task. They found it in the Cirrus SR22T. It's mission statement is to support army ground units with an aerial platform that could monitor hostile communications. By using advance avionics it as the ability of jamming radio traffic plus the safety to fly beyond enemy fire. I made several changes, first by adding a second pilot. Both pilots were repainted in military style flight suits. Second thing done was to make a detail center console (sorry couldn't get any close up photos). The third thing done to relocate the antenna from the tail fin to the top of the fuselage plus additional surveillance equipment. And the last noticeable thing done was the paint scheme. The reason being this plane was given to me by a dear friend who has probably 30 or more aircraft (planes and helicopters). In the late 60's, the army used this paint scheme for their utility airplanes; Beavers, Otters, Utes, and Cherokee. I remember seeing these planes when I was station at Godman Army Airfield, Fort Knox Ky. in 1969-1970 before heading back to South Vietnam for a second tour of duty. I did a lot of research on the internet before painting. These aircraft were used in combat service support roles and never exposed to enemy fire. Because the primary mission is classified (again in my make believe story line), I decided to call this plane Jedi 1 after the Star Wars epic. The call signs for both pilots respectfully are Jedi 2 and Jedi 3. And you can see Jedi Master Yoda is overseeing the mission riding on the tail fin. The force is definitely strong in this Cirrus SR22T. The aircraft will be finish in a matt Miniwax Polycrylic Paint. Oh I haven't forgot that my first Cirrus will still get a complete make over like it's cousin here. Best regards, Jim.Attachments
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