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Enthusiast Joined: Dec 31, 2007 Posts: 58 Status: Offline

Am I wrong or has every US tactical airframe except the F-16 and A-4 had slime lights? Why no formation lights?

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Elite 3K Joined: May 10, 2004 Posts: 3029 Status: Offline

What about the AT-37 Dragonfly?

F-16 Block 60's have them, another one that doesn't is the F-5 and they were not used exclusively as Aggressors.

I've had several folks on the Block 60 program with years of fighter experience ask me what they were for.

Good post vegas.

Elite 1K Joined: May 26, 2005 Posts: 1127

I thought the (apparently pre-block 60) F-16s had IR LEDs that served the same purpose when used with NVGs?

Guysmiley wrote:

I thought the (apparently pre-block 60) F-16s had IR LEDs that served the same purpose when used with NVGs?

I know our Block 50's we had got those LEDs around with the intake and wings lights when they went to the CCIP phase 2 mod.

Enthusiast Joined: Jan 13, 2008 Posts: 52

Hi,

I remember seeing a picture of a WA-coded F-16C (422nd TES?) that actually had a slime light more or less diagonal over the upper part of the vertical tail. Since it hasn't become the standard, the benefit may not have been proven and the program was cancelled. Time frame would be mid-nineties.

HTH,
Joris

I'll probably feel stupid when I get the answer, but what are slime lights?

They look like yellowish tan strips on the fuselage sides, tail fins, and wing tips of certain military aircraft. However, at night time they looked like lime green glow sticks on a dimmer switch. Actually they looked pretty cool then. Check out any F-15 or F/A-18 pics and you will see them.

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Why no slime lights?