Hornet in digital camo

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-03-25 11:24am

I just saw this. Interesting. I'm surprised they didn't try it on the F-117 or F/A-22.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-03-25 12:49pm

Uhm... sorry, but what is that small amount of color difference supposed to do?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-03-25 01:16pm

Indeed. Looks like shit, IMO...

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-03-25 01:20pm

Wierd. The patches are too regular to properly break up the shapes and contours, and act as proper camo, aren't they?

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2005-03-25 04:10pm

YT300000 wrote:Wierd. The patches are too regular to properly break up the shapes and contours, and act as proper camo, aren't they?

At high altitude it should still accomplish that task.

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2005-03-25 05:49pm

Kamakazie Sith wrote:At high altitude it should still accomplish that task.

That, and consider how fast the bloody thing is moving. Even at a lower altitude, it doesn't matter how the lines look if they're moving so fast they all blur together anyway.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2005-03-25 06:20pm

Finding other aircraft in the sky is difficult enough, I don't see this having that much of an advantage.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-03-25 07:01pm

In the age of radar and fighting engagements at miles and miles away, we need to make something harder to see with the naked eye..... why?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-03-25 09:08pm

Because even in this day and age, there's still some people out there that shoot by eye... to be sure, they're all down on the ground for the most part. But any edge one can get, is a good edge...

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-03-26 01:15am

I can see it fine. The camo must not be working.

drifter god · Post by **drifter god** » 2005-03-26 12:54pm

um, id say its just cheaper to paint that way. correct me if im wrong.

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2005-03-26 01:43pm

Ha ha ha... needs higher resolution in my opinion

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2005-03-26 04:09pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Uhm... sorry, but what is that small amount of color difference supposed to do?

I think the rational behind it is that at a distance the colours merge to create an indistinct object surface making it hard for the eye to focus on it. Makes it harder to ID the make at a distance and also harder to look directly at it as it travels. Haven't a clue about what sort of distances are needed though.