low observable
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That Time I Was Caught Sniffing Glue in the Near Field Chamber
The claim has been made in several threads that "Organization X" can develop and validate a Very Low Observable aircraft using only a compact near-field RCS range — no far-field range, no far-field validation. Measurement physics has opinions about this. Strong opinions. Let's examine them...- quellish
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- far field low observable near field rcs
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- Forum: Aircraft Design
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Textron Innovations Inc. low observable lift fan VTOL UAV family concept (2020)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US11072423B1/en- flateric
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- 2020 cold war ii low observable textron inc. united states vtol
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- Forum: Patent Pending
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A Low(er) Observable Eurofighter?
Whilst certain aspects of the Typhoon were designed and built with a nod towards creating a lower radar cross-section (RCS) it was never a 'stealth' aircraft. Both German and British companies worked on low observable technology in the 1980s and '90s seeming to make decent headway which suggests...- Siberia
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- eurofighter low observable stealth typhoon
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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The 'Sly' birds
I came across this very interesting article, and other material, at the Quiet Aircraft Association's YO-3A website: http://www.yo-3a.com/ Night Stalkers U.S. soldiers in Vietnam heard rumors of ghosts; the Viet Cong chalked it up to bad luck. By Roger Warner Air & Space Magazine, May 01, 2004...- Grey Havoc
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- advanced research projects agency cold war darpa defense advanced research projects agency department of defense lockheed lockheed missiles & space low observable observation aircaft stealth strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance u.s. army transportation corps united states united states air force united states army united states navy vietnam war
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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Boeing "Quiet Bird" 1962 Stealth project
Huh? Huh? Who says I never deliver up something y'all haven't seen before...- Orionblamblam
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- battlefield reconnaisance boeing cold war early 1960s ground attack low observable stealth u.s. army united states united states army
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk
#784 was trialled with a radome and variant of the B-1B's radar system. Has any other information on this project, or any images of the test configuration, ever turned up? This is said to be the forerunner of the Raptor's radar mounting.- SOC
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- air combat command cold war cold war ii fighter bomber ground attack low observable post-cold war stealth stealth fighter tactical air command united states united states air force
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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F-14 Tomcat Projects
I was wondering if anyone has any more information on the version of the Tomcat II shown in the image below? It's obviously stealthier than the standard version and has inlets similar to the F-22, but I was wondering if anyone here has all three views or any renderings or pictures of models of...- Sundog
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- 1970s 1980s cold war early 21st century fighter bomber fleet air defense interceptor imperial iranian air force interceptor late 1960s late 20th century low observable naval aviation post-cold war stealth strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states united states marine corps united states navy variable geometry
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Dassault LO research
From French aerospace mag Air&Cosmos July 1994. I made this drawing based on the magazine article. Can anybody post the original pic and additional information on Dassault post-Rafale studies in the 90's?- Antonio
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- 1990s 2000s aéronavale armeé de l'air cold war dassault fighters french fifth republic low observable marine nationale post-cold war société des avions marcel dassault stealth western europe
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects