USAFsparkchaser Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Probably for some kind of testing https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43228/f-22-raptor-covered-in-mirror-like-coating-photographed-flying-out-of-nellis-afb https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43228/f-22-raptor-covered-in-mirror-like-coating-photographed-flying-out-of-nellis-afb Edited November 21, 2021 by USAFsparkchaser Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Disco ball covering for New years eve............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 2 hours ago, phantom said: Disco ball covering for New years eve............ Anything is possible & sometimes even the unlikely is probable. But not always. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 All the better for re entry. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Probably related to the saucers the government has out at Area 51 S4. They have finally figured out how to use the technology in a military context. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 This isn't the first attempt at this. The Marines put a shiny metallic coat on both Harriers and Ospreys around 2009. Don't know any details about the experiment, however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Phased plasma generator. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Looks like the retro-reflective panels on the S.H.I.E.L.D. heli-carriers. SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) Here's one of the pictures. This is 2010, so it looks like it got beat up pretty quickly and needed to be re-touched with regular paint. Edited December 1, 2021 by spejic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, spejic said: Here's one of the pictures. This is 2010, so it looks like it got beat up pretty quickly and needed to be re-touched with regular paint. I think that is Have Glass paint, like F-16’s had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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