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There are anti icing systems in these aircraft, not sure if they are electric or pneumatic...Stealth and icing:
How do the F-117, F-22 and F-35 deal with icing? Certainly ice build up would compromise stealth effectiveness. The wings seem too thin for de-icers. We won't always have the "luxury" of fighting in warm climates. The Arctic may heat up.
I was told the F-22 has twice the stealth effectiveness of the F-117How does the F-117 radar footprint compare with the next generation aircraft?
IR and radars that could actually pick of the "wake" of the aircraft have been rumored as ways to defeat Stealth.Stealth is only as good as the radar that is doing the "painting". There must be theories on how to defeat stealth.. Higher frequency radar? Some totally new technology?
It carries a transponder that puts out a squawk code where controllers could "see" it.When the F-22 is in a non-tactical situation, I'd assume it must extend a fin or some other reflecting device to appear visible to controllers. Does anybody have a photo of this?
It probably will but to pick up ice you have to fly through visible moisture at below freezing temps. I know both the F-117 and B-2 were run though enviornmental test that including icing...Thanks FBJ...
I cant imagine a pneumatic system... That in itself would seem to compromise Stealth. icing has to create issues in extremely cold environments
No mechanical means per se although I do know the B-2 had retractable nav lights that when deployed enables it to be picked up on radar, again from what I'm told....I know they have transponders but I thought there was a mechanical solution too. It seems there would be value to run "uncloaked" so the bad guys wouldn't know just how good the stealth was.
I think any Stealth aircraft would run either "Visible" or "invisible." No sense being in the middle....
...nothing will confuse the bad guys more than having the aircraft run invisible the whole timeMixing it up could confuse the bad guys
On such a way the F117 was shot down over yugoslavia.
One radar system sends the signals, several systems got back the reflected radar signals from the F117.
By phone they collected the informations from the several radar stations and guided a Mig21 to the target, which at least shot down the F117. Three attacks, two less or more not sucsessful with rockets (which only damaged the F117), at least the Mig shot down the F117 with there guns.
It's said, that the german airfoce can also connect there radar systems on such a way (Patriot). But of couse, they don't use phones...
It's funny - another Yugoslav source says it was an anti-aircraft battery that shot down the F-117A. Then again some of these same folks said they also brought down a B-2!!!On such a way the F117 was shot down over yugoslavia.
One radar system sends the signals, several systems got back the reflected radar signals from the F117.
By phone they collected the informations from the several radar stations and guided a Mig21 to the target, which at least shot down the F117. Three attacks, two less or more not sucsessful with rockets (which only damaged the F117), at least the Mig shot down the F117 with there guns.
It's said, that the german airfoce can also connect there radar systems on such a way (Patriot). But of couse, they don't use phones...
On such a way the F117 was shot down over yugoslavia.
One radar system sends the signals, several systems got back the reflected radar signals from the F117.
By phone they collected the informations from the several radar stations and guided a Mig21 to the target, which at least shot down the F117. Three attacks, two less or more not sucsessful with rockets (which only damaged the F117), at least the Mig shot down the F117 with there guns.
It's said, that the german airfoce can also connect there radar systems on such a way (Patriot). But of couse, they don't use phones...
Go here for the "true" story on the F-117 shootdown in Kosovo; this article was in the latest issue of Smithsonian's Air Space Magazine:
Unconventional Weapon