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Not stealthy?

Not stealthy?

Posted Jun 14, 2012 9:27 UTC (Thu) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
Parent article: LinuxCon Japan: OpenRelief launches

I can't help but wonder how "not stealthy" could be this plane with it's 1.5 meter wingspan if it's painted to sky blue and flies 200 meters above ground...


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Not stealthy?

Posted Jun 14, 2012 10:42 UTC (Thu) by armijn (subscriber, #3653) [Link]

That's the reason why they are painting it red. After his talk Shane turned on the engine and I can tell you it is too noisy to be stealthy ;-)

Not stealthy?

Posted Jun 18, 2012 21:36 UTC (Mon) by aray (subscriber, #85004) [Link]

you'd be surprised how quiet these things are 800ft up

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