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Very shiny F-16...

Postby C » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:58 am

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Re: Very shiny F-16...

Postby MCAntonio aka AN21 » Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:02 pm

It looks like a WW2 Avenger..Or some kind of those colorfull WW1 airplanes. Very nice idea from this squadron.
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Re: Very shiny F-16...

Postby Mobius » Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:28 pm

Very Sharp. 8-)

It would be nice if all F-16s were painted like that, although, their combat record might not be quite as stellar...;)
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Re: Very shiny F-16...

Postby Boss_BlueAngels » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:56 pm

Nice, sporting the old Stearman scheme. :D
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Re: Very shiny F-16...

Postby an-225 » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:58 am

Very Sharp. 8-)

It would be nice if all F-16s were painted like that, although, their combat record might not be quite as stellar...;)


I love the smell of day-glow in the morning. ;) Almost as bad as the SAC Hi-vis paint scheme for the C-5A? :o
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Re: Very shiny F-16...

Postby elite marksman » Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:08 am

To be honest, with the ranges of today's anti-air weapons and sophistication of radar, does the paint scheme really matter all that much in 90% of engagements with non-stealth aircraft? How often do aircraft get within visual range now that we have missiles capable of shooting more than 40 miles.
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Re: Very shiny F-16...

Postby mrjake2002 » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:52 am

Cool!  8-)
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