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Jeff Franks wrote: I read where they did a study that the best camo against the sky (opposite of your question) was a powder pink. Course, the military opted for the second best, gray. I tend to doubt that. The U.S. military did not hesitate to fly pink aircraft out of North Africa in WW II. The color worked well against the sand of Tunisia; not so well against the skies of Italy and Rumania. I don't know that an F-15 fully armed and painted pink instills much fear. Well, if you aren't scared of it and need to be, you die. Doesn't matter what color it is. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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Gregg Ballou opined
A study was done in england to find the best color/pattern for increasing glider visibility. They found out that solid black was best (unfortunetly grp aircraft have to be mostly white, heat issues) and that bright stripes on a white aircraft broke up the silhouette and did'nt improve visiblility. I heard the same argument regarding military use of parachutes, they are grey because all black creates a definitive outline even at night. Is black good when looking down for an aircraft? -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? |
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I haven't heard anyone comment on an unpainted (silver) metal plane.
Any thoughts on if it is easier or harder to see than a painted one? "Ash Wyllie" wrote in message ... tompet opined Howdy, I've been looking all over, and I can't seem to find any discussions on the relative visibility of various colors for aircraft. I would guess that the best color might be different when viewed against the sky or the ground. From flying RC models, I have find that yellow stands out the best. Even in twilight I can track a plane from the open sky to below the tree line. -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? |
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During WWII the RAF painted its photo-recce planes dark blue so they
couldn't be seen. First off, it's sort of an electric robin's egg blue - not very dark, and secondly, very few of us are flying at 40,000'. Very few Hurricanes did either. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (requires authentication) see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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Several British spitfire photo recon aircraft were pink in WW2.
However this was not to make them dificult to see, but to make the German AA gunners laugh so much they couldn't shoot straight! Hope this helps, Peter I read where they did a study that the best camo against the sky (opposite of your question) was a powder pink. Course, the military opted for the second best, gray. I don't know that an F-15 fully armed and painted pink instills much fear. |
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On the reference, Julian, I simply cannot remember where I read that... I
was surfing various government and military web sites when I chanced upon it, sometime in the past ten years if that helps... Black planes were normallyused only for night hunters, being too visible during the day, and that was universal among the combatants of WWII... Remember, in those days you had to fly up on someone's tail to blast them, so low visibility was crucial for survival at night... Much of the aircraft in the battlefield had their paint mostly stripped off and repainted to match their environment - and too hell with some armchair general's orders back in the states... Look at the picture of Yeager's, Glamorous Glennis in actual battle dress, it is a smudged, dull, grey to match battlefield murky/smoky conditions and prevent reflections... In today's battlefields, the ID is made by the electronics and the missile launched from miles away... Visibility is now an issue for air traffic control and rescue crews, not air to air combat... denny "Julian Scarfe" wrote in message Do you have a reference for the study? I remember the RAF Tornados getting painted black all over some years ago after similar studies. |
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Bruce Bockius opined
I haven't heard anyone comment on an unpainted (silver) metal plane. Any thoughts on if it is easier or harder to see than a painted one? A good mirror is real hard to see. "Ash Wyllie" wrote in message ... tompet opined Howdy, I've been looking all over, and I can't seem to find any discussions on the relative visibility of various colors for aircraft. I would guess that the best color might be different when viewed against the sky or the ground. From flying RC models, I have find that yellow stands out the best. Even in twilight I can track a plane from the open sky to below the tree line. -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? |
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Bruce Bockius wrote: I haven't heard anyone comment on an unpainted (silver) metal plane. Any thoughts on if it is easier or harder to see than a painted one? My personal experience is that they show up well on sunny days and disappear on grey days. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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Cub Driver wrote: During WWII the RAF painted its photo-recce planes dark blue so they couldn't be seen. First off, it's sort of an electric robin's egg blue - not very dark, and secondly, very few of us are flying at 40,000'. Very few Hurricanes did either. That's why they used special Spitfires for the job. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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Black is the best. The RAF did a study. They're now painting all their
trainers black. Paul wrote in message ... I've been looking all over, and I can't seem to find any discussions on the relative visibility of various colors for aircraft. |
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