X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:04:27 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1235062 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:55:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.533.3b0f0ce (39953) for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:54:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <533.3b0f0ce.31e78055@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:54:13 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Paint and Collision Avoidance X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1152788053" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5318 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1152788053 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/13/2006 1:15:16 A.M. Central Standard Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes: "Air Superiority Blue" is almost as visible as white. The color of the early F-15's was too easy to spot, so we finally settled on "Smog Gray", which works pretty well. Looks like the F-22 chose about the same hue of smog.... Naf, et al, Smog Gray is very close to the color of lightly sanded WLS primer. When test flying an airplane in that condition, it is almost invisible. If it is small (LNC2 size), has WLS coated pre-preg skin and loses the transponder- it is invisible to radar as well. Perfect for low altitude U2 missions (no, not spying on the band). Grayhawk -------------------------------1152788053 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 7/13/2006 1:15:16 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancaironline.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>"Air=20 Superiority Blue" is almost as visible as white.  The color of=20 the
  early F-15's was too easy to spot, so we finally settled on=20 "Smog Gray",
  which works pretty well.  Looks like the F-22=20 chose about the same hue of
  smog....
Naf, et al,
 
Smog Gray is very close to the color of lightly sanded WLS primer. = ;=20 When test flying an airplane in that condition, it is almost=20 invisible. If it is small (LNC2 size), has WLS coated pre-pre= g=20 skin and loses the transponder- it is invisible to radar as well. 
 
Perfect for low altitude U2 missions (no, not spying on the band).
 
Grayhawk
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