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Military aircraft - Post cold war aircraft, including for example B-2, Gripen, F-18E/F Super Hornet, Rafale, and Typhoon.
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by sprstdlyscottsmn » 29 Nov 2018, 19:24

Also for reference, a Mode 4 F-35 with "deck melting" exhaust.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/pop.h-cdn.c ... size=980:*
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by swiss » 01 Dec 2018, 00:22

Thanks Spurts. :thumb:


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by botsing » 01 Dec 2018, 01:47

sprstdlyscottsmn wrote:Also for reference, a Mode 4 F-35 with "deck melting" exhaust.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/pop.h-cdn.c ... size=980:*

Here is the video where that image came from:

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by garrya » 01 Dec 2018, 02:54

specification of FLIR used in the video: Star SAFIRE® 380-HDc

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Detectivity of sensor material used (higher is better)
They used InSb for MWIR sensor and InGaAs for SWIR sensor

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