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To: sonofstrangelove

The NAZI design, however, is not true stealth. It used charcoal coatings to “absorb” radar.

True stealth, involves complex geometries along with radar-absorbent coatings, the theories for the former being developed only in the 60s.

IIRC, a Russian engineer published a series of works on the math behind it, and the Soviets, thinking that the research was pointless, allowed for its international publication.


7 posted on 02/11/2010 1:05:59 AM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett

The Nazis were the pioneers of all-wing stealth technology


8 posted on 02/11/2010 1:09:07 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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To: James C. Bennett

The Horten Brothers were there first.


9 posted on 02/11/2010 1:10:43 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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