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Illusion. IIRC, max thickness of non-skid at one of the peaks averages about 3mm when first applied.

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Illusion. IIRC, max thickness of non-skid at one of the peaks averages about 3mm when first applied.

quicksilver wrote:

Illusion. IIRC, max thickness of non-skid at one of the peaks averages about 3mm when first applied.

What looks like the edge of the surface is just a black stripe. Looks like it's the edge of a repaved road if you don't zoom in.

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How about when second applied? Only joking quicksilver. maus92 have a look at the rugged non skid at the beginning of this contemporary USMC AV-8B video mentioned on previous page of this thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX1sb3TB ... r_embedded

Prince_Eugen has it correct IMHO. Zooming in on the subject photo does wonders for that illusion of an edge - which is only a black stripe. The roughness of the non-skid is best seen at beginning of video as mentioned, the screenshot below does not do it justice. Recall seeing in another old USMC video where the landing spot was worn down to bare metal (AV-8Bs off of Oz in the rain? from page 3 of this thread).

Hariers taking off my ship - No NOT mine - someone else's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvVW6KkScY

Depending on the angle of the sun vs the viewing angle the 'black stripes' may appear lighter than the surrounding non-skid. See the 3d and 4th photos posted to this very thread for illustration.

Depending on the angle of the sun vs the viewing angle the 'black stripes' may appear lighter than the surrounding non-skid. See the 3d and 4th photos posted to this very thread for illustration.

What's going on? 9 days at sea and no news? no photo's? no pic of BF-02 and BF-04 together on the deck or on the lower decks? too quiet there...

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Aaaah, the super secret Area DeepSix-EightySix of NavAv.....

Former AreaXXX Employees Reunite, Part XXX by Sean Meade at Oct/11/2011

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/de ... d=blogDest

"...who flew the U-2 from Groom Lake before them -- were unwittingly responsible for a large number of reported UFO sightings in the 1950s and 1960s. With both aircraft state secrets, authorities were unable to reveal the truth: and in the absence of fact, fiction took hold... Twisted Evil

."

There was a show on the National Geographic channel not too long ago, about Northrop-Grumman employees building a replica of a Horton229 flying wing and testing out it's stealth qualities on a radar testing range. See a somewhat sensationalist article about it <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198112/Sleek-swift-deadly--Hitlers-stealth-bomber-turned-tide-Britain.html">here.</a> I remember one Grumman employee mentioning that he couldn't share with his family what he does at work, but at least they could watch the show and get some idea.....
spazsinbad post reminded me of that, that is all (top secret clearances can be sooo annoying sometimes! ), now back to our regular scheduled F-35B STOVL opp's on the U.S.S. Wasp

fang wrote:

What's going on? 9 days at sea and no news? no photo's? no pic of BF-02 and BF-04 together on the deck or on the lower decks? too quiet there...

Bad weather off the Virginia Capes, starting yesterday and continuing today. But it is vewy, vewy quiet...

maus92 wrote:

Bad weather off the Virginia Capes, starting yesterday and continuing today. But it is vewy, vewy quiet...

Cue rumors that the F-35 can't be flown in the rain in 5-4-3.... Rolling Eyes

I did a Google image search for "F-35 Wasp" and saw this half way down the page and just about krapped.

I clicked the link and found out it was a Yak-41 crash instead.

http://www.military.com/video/military- ... 945583001/

YakittyYak story here:

K-41 Crashes On Carrier landing Test Rare video

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=29d_1256477821

"...On 26 September 1991 the first landing on board Admiral Gorshkov was successfully accomplished. Unfortunately, on 5 October 1991, aircraft '77' white experienced a landing accident aboard the carrier which resulted in it being grounded...."

...One of the key problems with the Yak-41M jet-lift system was the need to engage afterburner for vertical take-off or landing. At land bases this soon resulted in damage to the runway, while the Admiral Gorshkov was fitted with a special water-cooling system to absorb the heat from the jet blast. Hence, the Yak-41M was in no sense a Harrier-style go-anywhere aircraft."

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resulted in it being grounded

Grounded into what?? Ash?

new pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockheedma ... 238184856/

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