Aircraft camoflage patterns

[eodinert]

That ongoing experimentation started in WWII.

I think they've lost interest in hiding from eyes these days.

[jpmuscle]

We need more flying dinosaurs... I'm totally on board with that.

[soulezoo]

We need more flying dinosaurs... I'm totally on board with that.

I will assume you meant something different than Michelle Obama on Air Force One.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

We need bear camo.

But for aircraft... pterodactyl camo?

Like I've said before. You want urban camo, dress like a UPS driver. Not as flashy as the fed Ex colors. No one pays any attention to them. Boom.

[jpmuscle]

I will assume you meant something different than Michelle Obama on Air Force One.

BRA.....VO.

[3 AE]

"Bitch One" was already taken when Hillary was running the White House.

Back on topic, "Yehudi Lights".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_lights

http://www.wired.com/2008/05/invisible-drone/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIceh3Bk0Cc

[ClearedHot]

Go figure. I did a quick search and find Westland-Hill Pterodactyl, photo 1928.

Sorry, everything cool has already been done. Time to go home and eat oatmeal three meals a day and collect rubber bands.

That's pretty badass lol

[nova3930]

There is ongoing experimentation with "lighting up" the aircraft with special lights that eliminate the shadow "black/grey blob" effect and render the aircraft nearly invisible to the eye at range. Close up, it reminds me of the foot lamps of old entertainment stages.

Yep. I've seen that before.

That ongoing experimentation started in WWII.

I think they've lost interest in hiding from eyes these days.

Yep, been going on for as long as I can remember. I also agree that Radar and IR search and track systems are a much greater concern these days than optical tracking.

With the advent of systems like the F-35s sensor fusion "x-ray vision", optical camouflage lacks relevancy if you still show up on IR and Radar and your opponent can integrate those into a useable 360 degree synthetic vision display. If you're not LO in IR and Radar, you may as well paint your plane bright pink in that situation...

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the...all-1636711504

[cbx]

off subject, but does anyone else here wish that they could put the optical system on other fighters. Especially the raptor. My goodness what a weapon that would be.