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X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Gaz » Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:31 pm

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Re: X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:09 am

A MINI B2! :)


Why do they make it look as though it has a canopy? :-o
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Re: X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Aceyone » Sun Dec 23, 2012 12:14 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:A MINI B2! :)


Why do they make it look as though it has a canopy? :-o


Didn't they do something like that with the F18 ? painted a false canopy under the fuselage ,supposedly to confuse the opposition or something !
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Re: X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Dec 23, 2012 12:22 pm

Indeed the F18s operated by many air forces have a false canopy painted on the underside of the forward fuselage to make it difficult for another pilot to work out which way it may be heading during dogfighting. ;)

I just wondered why an unmanned aircraft has a canopy painted on.
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Re: X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Cluny » Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:00 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:I just wondered why an unmanned aircraft has a canopy painted on.

Its the air intake Dave ;)
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Re: X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:46 pm

Thank you, now that all seems to fall in to place! :))
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Re: X-47B UCAS inaugural catapult launch

Postby Gaz » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:18 pm

8-} 8-} 8-} =)) =)) =)) =))
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