Originally Posted by
MPN11
I confess that my original concern was simply expenditure on what I perceived as fripperies, especially in these difficult times.
I do, however, have a ‘thing’ about camouflage in the visual spectrum, however trivial it may seem to some, and had a ‘Desk’ interest in the field at MoD in the 90s.
BTW, do contrails occur at normal tanking heights? Genuine question.
Re contrails- yes, depends on atmospherics.
The Voyager with the red RAF100 tail has flown on Ops. Apparently without being shot down. Is that tail a frippery or a worthwhile expense? At what range do you think it is possible to gain sight of the aircraft, versus being able to break out the tail paint?
If the aircraft needed a repaint anyway (not sure if this is actually the case) then is it “frippery”? The cost would have been incurred whether it’s grey or red or....