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| kjfitz @ 2007-04-01 18:12:18 | |
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http://airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=&airlinesearch=&countrysearch=&specialsearch=&daterange=&keywords=%22cobra+ball%22&range=&sort_order=&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&calccount=1143608&truecount=false&engine_version=6.0 |
| Parabellum @ 2007-04-01 19:18:30 | |
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/images/RC-135S_Cobra_Ball_DFST9901306_JPG.jpg |
| jbottero @ 2007-04-01 23:08:20 | |
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Is one wing painted black? Or is that just a visual effect? |
| kjfitz @ 2007-04-01 23:28:51 | |
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One is black. There are optical instruments on that side used to track ICBMs. The black (I assume) minimizes reflected light that might interfere with the optical instruments. |
| Anonymous @ 2007-04-03 23:08:03 | |
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The starboard wing was originally painted flat black in order to mininimize reflection the could have affected the optical sensors. The sensors have been upgraded in the past several decades such that the reflection is no longer a concern, but the starboard wing is kept black because of tradition. I used to fly missions in the back end of -662 back in the 80's & 90's. |
| Anonymous @ 2007-08-07 00:39:56 | |
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Google: "A Tale of Two Airplanes" by Kingdon R. Hawes |
| Anonymous @ 2008-04-06 18:01:40 | |
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Go To: "A Tale of Two Airplanes" by Kingdon R. "King" Hawes @ RC135.com |
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