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Re: Stealth gunship
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lugnet.build.military
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:09:32 GMT
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Robert,
The US seems to have moved away from having lighter undersides on both planes
and choppers (perhaps because so many missions are at night) but I've seen a
number of Russian helicopters with lighter undersides.
I'd guess that it has less to do with making the aircraft harder to see, and
more to do with making it just that little bit harder to track and hit if you're
firing at it, but who knows?
Thanks for the kind words.
Magnus
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| (...) Plus, it just looks cool! Nice work, Magnus. The landing gear is quite clever; just looking at the first couple pics, it doesn't even seem like it's there. How is the tail rotor held on? Is there a half-pin in the arch, or is it just jammed in (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| (...) I don't see the utility of having lightened undersides for helicopters since they generally fly so low. It certainly helps high flyers like fighters and bombers. Your MOC is a fine looking helicopter. (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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