"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:22:41 GMT, Guy Alcala
wrote:

At medium distances, it makes it hard for an adversary (or a wingman) to
tell
whether the a/c is upright or upside down, or turning towards or away.

It's amazing how much we depend on our expectation to recognize
direction etc. I once saw a B-2 flying at low level and low speed, and
without a conventional fuselage or wing, it appeared to me to change
direction, first traveling away from me, then toward me, etc.. It was
like one of those optical illusions that appeared in comic pages when
I was a kid.

Try flying remote controlled aircraft at a distance while keeping track of
it's exact orientation and direction of travel (is it coming towards me or
away, is it banking left or right). It's not as simple as you'd think when
you do some partial turns.


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