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F-16s go dark
The Aviationist » U.S. F-16s tasked to destroy enemy radars, missile batteries to get the same radar-absorbing paint job of the F-35
You would have to assume the radar reflection is significantly reduced as they will stand out like a sore thumb visually! Or perhaps they just fight at night? I hope in future others colours are found to work other than dull grey! On a similar theme I remember a trial on Harrier GR5s being mentioned – head on, the intakes are almost always shaded and look like a large dark blobs. If my failing memory serves me right there was a trail to add lights inside the intakes to make them as bright as the background and therefore help them blend in – anyone remember this? TR |
You may wish to ask the Bristol UK Harbormaster what color the Plimsol Bridge is painted, it so closely matches the low-level sky that ducks fly into it, only recognising their mistake when inches from the hard metal. The ducks fly VFR.
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At least as far as we know.............;)
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On a similar theme I remember a trial on Harrier GR5s being mentioned – head on, the intakes are almost always shaded and look like a large dark blobs. If my failing memory serves me right there was a trail to add lights inside the intakes to make them as bright as the background and therefore help them blend in – anyone remember this? Yehudi Lights http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...3D_Avenger.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ntomYehudi.jpg |
The RAF Phantoms didn't need the "Lamps" due to the Cloaking Device "Blue Ghost". Unfortunately we weren't allowed to use it in training.
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BAE did a trial with Tornado.
Round here the Typhoons are hard to see with their landing lights on an a bright sky behind. You can see the lights of course :) but these aren't part of the Blue Ghost program. |
ORAC,
I presume it was a Boscombe jet? I also remember that it worked amazingly well. I don't buy into the radar makes it redundant - anyone know why it has apparently never been installed operationally? Courtney, "Blue Ghost" care to 'Illuminate' us? TR |
On a similar theme I remember a trial on Harrier GR5s being mentioned – head on, the intakes are almost always shaded and look like a large dark blobs. If my failing memory serves me right there was a trail to add lights inside the intakes to make them as bright as the background and therefore help them blend in – anyone remember this? Proved too expensive to consider an operational fit |
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