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dangermite
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From FAS Secrecy News:
VISUAL AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION (FOUO)
More than 160 U.S. and foreign military aircraft are catalogued
in a U.S. Army manual which describes their distinctive physical
characteristics in order to permit visual identification of the
aircraft in flight.
The manual is nominally a restricted document, marked "for
official use only," and it has not been approved for public
release. But a copy was obtained by Secrecy News.
Proper identification of aircraft is obviously a matter of
military significance.
Incorrectly identifying a friendly aircraft (such as an F-15
Eagle) as an enemy aircraft (such as a MiG-29 Fulcrum) in
wartime "could cause fratricide," meaning the destruction of
friendly aircraft, the manual states.
Conversely, incorrectly identifying an enemy aircraft (a Su-24
Fencer) as a friendly one (such as a Tornado) "might allow a
hostile aircraft entry into, or safe passage through, the
defended area."
On the other hand, mistaking one type of hostile aircraft (a
Su-17 Fitter) for another type of hostile aircraft (a MiG-21
Fishbed) would generally have "no impact" -- except "if friendly
countries were flying some aircraft types that are normally
considered hostile."
Likewise, mistaking one type of friendly aircraft (an F-4
Phantom) for another (an A-4 Skyhawk) would normally not be a
great problem unless "a hostile country was using an aircraft
type that is normally considered friendly."
The manual covers both well-known and relatively obscure systems,
but does not include classified aircraft.
Although an earlier edition of the manual was published without
access restrictions, the current edition (2006) was not approved
for public release.
But as the government imposes publication restrictions on an ever
larger set of records, the control system seems to be breaking
down at the margins, permitting unauthorized access with
increasing frequency.
In this case, contrary to the restriction notice on the title
page, the document does not reveal sensitive "technical or
operational information."
See "Visual Aircraft Recognition," U.S. Army Field Manual FM
3-01.80, January 2006 (413 pages in a very large 28 MB PDF
file):
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-01-80.pdf |
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AmandaZSilverstar
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Hello Dangermite and Group: This is really interesting. I really think ALOT of these "special" aircraft have the E.T. technology. I feel it all started in Roswell with the UFO crash. I think the E.T.'s this is part of their evolvment with our ascension process. It's like us gaining from them and vise versa to help each with the ascension process. This is what I'm thinking. Really cool thanks for posting! I have some books on Military ships and a strong interest in Military Aircraft and Navel Ships.
UFO Lady: Amanda Ashtar Silverstar
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Chameleon
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| The aircraft don't normally ID each other visually. They have a system installed called IFF (Information Friend or Foe) that does the identification and alerts them if a FOE is detected nearby. This system is also the same system that IDs them to the Tower. This is also the same system the crew will attempt to slip a code into if they are HIJACKed (7777). |
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dangermite
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| This was intended for people on the ground to identify aircraft. Visual identification would still be important for anyone in a combat zone, in case of electronics malfunction. |
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SRO
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Or if you're a soldier and you call in an air strike and can't identify your fighters from enemy, the other soldiers could call an air strike on you and you'd have no warning before it hit you.
And IFF stands for Identification Friend of Foe. |
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| MY BAD! You are so right. I was... I don't know.... Cringe. I feel so stupid. Must of had a brain fart. Yes, I just caught a whiff. So sorry. |
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