Never before has it been more true that you can learn a lot about somebody by their garbage, than within the discard piles at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works. Chances are, the entire history and future of aviation can be found in these piles.
"Pumpkin seed" from radar cross-section test rig.
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By Pdunn @ 2006-08-26 13:45:43
According to the link below, the "pumpkin seed" is placed on the end of a telescoping pylon within radar cross section test chamber and is designed to be "so stealthy, that only the very tip of the pylon ends up being a significant source of signal return."
Here is a link that describes the "pumpkin seed" in full detail:
http://www.serve.com/mahood/RCS/helendal.htm
http://www.serve.com/mahood/RCS/hd-polec.jpg
http://www.serve.com/mahood/RCS/hd-mpyln.jpg