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F-16 Wearing Digis
- Thread starter SDNalgene
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invertedflyer
500 ft. from said obstacle
I've heard that it actually works quite well. From a mile away that paint scheme could be pretty confusing. I know the Navy/MC decided against using it. They did this because they were concerned about midairs during BFM and other training. I guess thats a testament in and of itself.
I was at the Nellis Air Show this last weekend and saw the CF-18 demo. From my vantage point it seemed like it would be effective. (that and the pilot flew a great demo... never seen a "square loop" attempted before.. interesting)
If the Marines decided against it, why does VMFA-115 and -122, and I think -312 have that on their jets? Also -323 has a digi Hornet, looks pretty good. The Grey paint job blends in with everything, and any confusion you can cause at the merge might buy you just enough to win.
That kinda logic makes me want to see someone paint rotors on the top of a Hornet. The "What the Fvck" factor would win a few for sure.
They should paint bombs on the top too, and wheels on the side, and engines on the nose....
In my experience fighting Canadian Hornets, the fake canopy painted on the bottom DOES work well in making it difficult to tell if he is turning into you or away from you.
All it takes is 5-10 seconds of not being 100% sure, and you could lose the fight (which I did...mostly because I made the mistake of getting slow).
All it takes is 5-10 seconds of not being 100% sure, and you could lose the fight (which I did...mostly because I made the mistake of getting slow).
I've heard of it done on Mig 15/17/21's.
From the article...
"Note, however, that the F-16 picture at the top of this article is merely a mock-up representation. As Hyperstealth's founder noted to DID in response to our questions, the actual colors and pattern were not revealed, and could easily be different for a variety of environmental and tactical reasons."
Reading...so worthwhile.
"Note, however, that the F-16 picture at the top of this article is merely a mock-up representation. As Hyperstealth's founder noted to DID in response to our questions, the actual colors and pattern were not revealed, and could easily be different for a variety of environmental and tactical reasons."
Reading...so worthwhile.
Isn't the canopy paint job actually copyrighted?
The problem with painting the camo on the top/low observability on the bottom is that most the navy jets (hornets) are supposed to have the fight in/attack/fight out mentality. And although slight, a darker paint job will be an easier target to spot.
But in reality, I can't imagine it matters for what is going on now. We might as well paint them pink with p'erty elephants on them. It still wouldn't make and difference.
The problem with painting the camo on the top/low observability on the bottom is that most the navy jets (hornets) are supposed to have the fight in/attack/fight out mentality. And although slight, a darker paint job will be an easier target to spot.
But in reality, I can't imagine it matters for what is going on now. We might as well paint them pink with p'erty elephants on them. It still wouldn't make and difference.
Yes, it would. No one would want to fly them.:icon_tong
invertedflyer
500 ft. from said obstacle
I heard that it had to do with training safety, they were worried about midairs during BFM.