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F-35B/C Color Schemes


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I thought we would never see any color on USMC/USN F-35s because of role the jet's radar absorbent paint plays in reducing the radar cross section.  Until I ran across this pic of a F-35B in an operational - non RAG - squadron.  So is this temporary or will we see more color on the USMC/USN F-35s?  Not the best scheme in the world, but better than nothing.  I believe that the F-35 reduced radar cross section is mainly from the frontal and rear aspect - so I would guess that a little color on the side fuselage and vertical stab would have little effect on stealth performance.

 

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I am referring to Air Force versions, by tail flash I mean the stripe on top of Air Force jets tail sections. They are subdued on F-22's F-15/16 etc. have colored stripes sometimes with some kind of script on them. I see pictures of Elgin, Luke, Hill jets with no subdued stripes with "Gorillas" 58 FS, "Top Dogs" 61FS, "Rams" 34FS.

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