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On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:47:10 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote:
Note the wipers, one wiper for each pane. This image got me wondering. How does the F-22, with its large, bulbous canopy, deal with the rain? The same question could, of course, be applied to the F-35, F-15, etc. |
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In article , F Russell says...
On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:47:10 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: Note the wipers, one wiper for each pane. This image got me wondering. How does the F-22, with its large, bulbous canopy, deal with the rain? The same question could, of course, be applied to the F-35, F-15, etc. https://www.quora.com/Do-fighter-jet...dscreen-wipers Originally Answered: Do fighter jets have window wipers? Nope, they do not. They do not need it. The speed does it job and from the bubble canopy the rain simply flows down. * |
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On 11 Jul 2020 17:27:14 -0700, Miloch
wrote: In article , F Russell says... On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:47:10 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: Note the wipers, one wiper for each pane. This image got me wondering. How does the F-22, with its large, bulbous canopy, deal with the rain? The same question could, of course, be applied to the F-35, F-15, etc. https://www.quora.com/Do-fighter-jet...dscreen-wipers Originally Answered: Do fighter jets have window wipers? Nope, they do not. They do not need it. The speed does it job and from the bubble canopy the rain simply flows down. There's a little more to it than that on most aircraft. A hydrophobic surface treatment (similar to Rain-X but more persistent) is applied to the window to (along with bleed air) help with the water-slinging during taxi and at lower speeds. Seems like it had to be applied every 100 hours or so, but I forget a lot these days. |
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In article , Flatlander says...
On 11 Jul 2020 17:27:14 -0700, Miloch wrote: In article , F Russell says... On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:47:10 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: Note the wipers, one wiper for each pane. This image got me wondering. How does the F-22, with its large, bulbous canopy, deal with the rain? The same question could, of course, be applied to the F-35, F-15, etc. https://www.quora.com/Do-fighter-jet...dscreen-wipers Originally Answered: Do fighter jets have window wipers? Nope, they do not. They do not need it. The speed does it job and from the bubble canopy the rain simply flows down. There's a little more to it than that on most aircraft. A hydrophobic surface treatment (similar to Rain-X but more persistent) is applied to the window to (along with bleed air) help with the water-slinging during taxi and at lower speeds. Seems like it had to be applied every 100 hours or so, but I forget a lot these days. So...it's not Windex then? * |
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In article , Flatlander says...
On 11 Jul 2020 17:27:14 -0700, Miloch wrote: In article , F Russell says... On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:47:10 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: Note the wipers, one wiper for each pane. This image got me wondering. How does the F-22, with its large, bulbous canopy, deal with the rain? The same question could, of course, be applied to the F-35, F-15, etc. https://www.quora.com/Do-fighter-jet...dscreen-wipers Originally Answered: Do fighter jets have window wipers? Nope, they do not. They do not need it. The speed does it job and from the bubble canopy the rain simply flows down. There's a little more to it than that on most aircraft. A hydrophobic surface treatment (similar to Rain-X but more persistent) is applied to the window to (along with bleed air) help with the water-slinging during taxi and at lower speeds. Seems like it had to be applied every 100 hours or so, but I forget a lot these days. So...it's not Windex then? * |
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