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_Del_
Also, the "painted canopy" is a radome. It may not even be painted as it is certainly made of a different material than the rest of the fuselage.
Tuttle
I cant wait until China picks a country to invade and occupy so it can rotate soldiers through for combat experience and test all its weapons technology in the field. Would be interesting to see where they are at.
Bedlam
_Del_
Also, the "painted canopy" is a radome. It may not even be painted as it is certainly made of a different material than the rest of the fuselage.
MAYBE, but it's not wise or typical to radiate a lot when you're trying to be stealthy too. Also, a radome pointing up like that - what are you looking at?
You also wouldn't want a big no-RAM area like that - it exposes the internals to a look-down radar.
mbkennel
comm phoning home to satellites.
And also to friendly controllers on a manned aircraft but out of range of enemy.
even on a f-22 there's a "comm port" facing up for the mk-1 retina, right? What's the difference?
Zaphod58
_Del_
Also, the "painted canopy" is a radome. It may not even be painted as it is certainly made of a different material than the rest of the fuselage.
If it's anything it's probably the uplink.
Bedlam
MAYBE, but it's not wise or typical to radiate a lot when you're trying to be stealthy too. Also, a radome pointing up like that - what are you looking at?
You also wouldn't want a big no-RAM area like that - it exposes the internals to a look-down radar.