Good question.  I guess if everyone knew how to produce cool jet
exhaust, it wouldn't be a secret.  Good point, though.  So much has been
said about its low radar profile, I didn't think about infrared.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Kell [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 4:22 PM
To: John Clogg
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Fun space shuttle facts!

John Clogg wrote:
> I attended an air show at Fairchild Air Force Base outside Spokane,
> Washington a while back.  They had an F-117 Stealth Fighter on
display.
> The plane was backed up to a hangar, making a view from the rear
> impossible, and was surrounded by guards with rifles in hand.  It
would
> not have been wise to cross the yellow tape, I surmise.  Would any
> aviation buffs care to speculate on what is so secret about the aft
view
> of that aircraft?

Think about it.  It has a low radar profile.  How would it accomplish a
low infrared profile, being a jet?


Jeff

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