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3rd F-53 for RAF takes flight
Topic Started: Apr 3 2013, 08:26 AM (163 Views)
Mark M
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Hawk T1
still not sure about the paint scheme

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewl..._medium=twitter
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Olde Farte
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
They will most probably be left as standard which is horrible, even the current greys would be better.
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davedubya
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Airbrush master
I think they're allowed to have tail art, which hopefully will be used.
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Mark M
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the USN ones have, so fingers crossed
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I know bugger all about the reasons behind modern schemes but what was the reason for the all grey stuff?
did they just not see the point any more, it was cheaper or is it tactical?
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shaunb
Apr 3 2013, 06:16 PM
I know bugger all about the reasons behind modern schemes but what was the reason for the all grey stuff?
did they just not see the point any more, it was cheaper or is it tactical?

grey is the least visible colour and it blends in to alot of different backgrounds well
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Mark M
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sky is grey i think its simple as that
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Ah, so its a good all rounder then.

Shame really as I used to love all the colours etc


Now I know :D
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shaunb
Apr 3 2013, 06:19 PM
Ah, so its a good all rounder then.

Shame really as I used to love all the colours etc


Now I know :D

its the best all round camo and its boring as hell :lol:

the f117 was supposed to be grey (grey is actually better at night oddly) but the usaf wouldve pushed to use it in the day and lockheed thought this would be suicidal
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I remember seeing pics of the grey F-117 but as you say it is boring as hell with all grey stuff.
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Grey = low observable and anti-reflective.

Most of the old Cold War era camo schemes were to largely designed to make aircraft harder to identify via satellite photo recon. Multi-spectral imaging put an end to that.

The F-117A was black because it was conceived to be solely a night aircraft.

When the aircraft's technology ceased being as advanced, and the project stopped being as secretive, attempts were made to extend its mission into a daylight role - which, as mvr says above, it wasn't designed to do. Lockheed also tried to flog this variant to the US Navy and the RAF/FAA.

There have been three grey schemes I think (possible five, if count some of the Have Blue/Senior Trend prototypes). One two-tone scheme was used for testing the daylight role. Another was used to testing potential F-22/F-35 era RAM schemes and looked similar to a Strike Eagle.

Supposedly the still-flying F-117A is also a lighter gray.
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