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Invasion stripes, alternating black and white bands painted on the fuselages and wings of World War II Allied aircraft, for the purpose of increased recognition by friendly forces; Military aircraft insignia, applied to military aircraft to identify the nation or branch of military service United Kingdom
Of all the early operators of military aircraft, Germany was unusual in not using circular roundels. After evaluating several possible markings, including a black, red, and white checkerboard, a similarly coloured roundel, and black stripes, it chose a black 'iron cross' on a square white field, as it was already in use on various flags, and reflected Germany's heritage as the Holy Roman Empire.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on an.wikipedia.org General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org جنرال دايناميكس إف-16 فايتينغ فالكون
On all light-coloured surfaces 1915 to late 1929, and on dark surfaces with a 2-inch white border (similar to later type A2) on camouflaged surfaces 1915–1919. Colours used were to VB and VR specifications (with a number from 1 to 5 defining exactly which spec), colours did not change much however early versions were prone to fading. [ 1 ]
A front-on view of the Tupolev Tu-144 on the ground. Note the deployed retractable canards and lowered droop nose. The Tupolev Tu-144, a contemporary counterpart to Concorde that was developed by the Soviet Union, also featured a droop nose. Its configuration was not identical to that of Concorde however as the visor of the Tu-144 was fixed to ...
Image:Map of USA-bw.png – Black and white outlines for states, for the purposes of easy coloring of states. Image:BlankMap-USA-states.PNG – US states, grey and white style similar to Vardion's world maps. Image:Map of USA with county outlines.png – Grey and white map of USA with county outlines.
The origin of the name stems from a pilot being able to view information with the head positioned "up" and looking forward, instead of angled down looking at lower instruments. A HUD also has the advantage that the pilot's eyes do not need to refocus to view the outside after looking at the optically nearer instruments.
For many types of aircraft, particularly fighters, the rubber mats were reversed for even and odd serials, named A and B patterns. The undersides, and lower half of the fuselage, of night bombers were painted black. [10] [11] Variations on fighters at the start of the war included painting the underside of one wing black. Later in the war the ...