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The A-10 also has a "false canopy" on their undersides and an interesting note about that, the Ju88 gunships with the solid nose used to have a "false greenhouse" painted on their nose to fool interceptors into thinking it was a standard bomber, thus enticing a frontal attack (a fatal mistake for the interceptors)
The USN RCAF also paint false canopies on the bottom of their A/C, which is something I personally like. It can cause an adversary to delay or not do something which in turn might allow an advantage for the friendly.
Cheers,
Biff
The USN RCAF also paint false canopies on the bottom of their A/C, which is something I personally like. It can cause an adversary to delay or not do something which in turn might allow an advantage for the friendly.
Cheers,
Biff
It generally gets you beyond a few thousand feet. It often makes you delay an aggressive pull for fear of collision. I'm not sure why the USAF doesn't use it.
Cheers,
Biff
It's to create confusion in a dogfight, where a split-second moment of confusion under high Gs can offer a chance to evade an attacker. A good number of airforces use it today.If I recall, the RCAF reasoning for the false canopy was more to do with ground attack more than dog fighting .
Geo
Greg, to be honest, they were painting fake cockpits or greenhouses on aircraft before his time. I know I've read somewhere that he's a fan of historical camouflage, so this initself indicates where his concepts have come from.Hi Graugeist,
I don't know for sure either way, so I'll say this. Canada pays him royalties and we refused and don;t use the technique. That says something to me, but maybe it's only legal. I haven't an opinion on whether or not he originated the idea, but he DOES have a legal claim. All they'd have to do to find out is to start using the technique without paying. When the lawsuit settled out, we STILL might not know, but SOMEONE would win some money.
well, the idea of painting a dark spot on the fuselage to look like a canopy sure seems like the same idea as the Germans had, painting a spot on the nose to resemble a bomber's greenhouse...just 40 year's difference!None of those is the same idea, but perhaps close...