On 11 Jul 2020 17:27:14 -0700, Miloch
wrote:
In article , F Russell says...
On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:47:10 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote:
Note the wipers, one wiper for each pane.
This image got me wondering. How does the F-22, with
its large, bulbous canopy, deal with the rain?
The same question could, of course, be applied to the
F-35, F-15, etc.
https://www.quora.com/Do-fighter-jet...dscreen-wipers
Originally Answered: Do fighter jets have window wipers?
Nope, they do not. They do not need it. The speed does it job and from the
bubble canopy the rain simply flows down.
There's a little more to it than that on most aircraft. A hydrophobic
surface treatment (similar to Rain-X but more persistent) is applied
to the window to (along with bleed air) help with the water-slinging
during taxi and at lower speeds. Seems like it had to be applied
every 100 hours or so, but I forget a lot these days.