"Julian Scarfe" wrote in message
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No shots fired. :-) Do you have a reference for the study?

I remember the RAF Tornados getting painted black all over some years ago
after similar studies. Presumably they get repainted before going into
action.

Most of the RAF training fleet is now black. The Tornado GR4s are
being painted black too. Tornados tended to get painted for the job
at hand. For desert camouflage during Desert Storm they were painted
in this colour:
http://www.flyingzone.co.uk/tornadoi...stormunits.htm

RAF black:
http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/hawk.html
http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/tucano.html
http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/griffin.html
http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/ssquirrel.html

I'd hesitate to paint a GA aircraft dark on top unless it was going to
spend
most of its time in the shade.

Mine seems to survive ok out in the sun. Ok, it's based near Andover
in Hampshire rather than Arizona. I've even got a black cover for it.

My plane:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?P6D3256A7

Grey was seen to be the low visibility scheme.

Paul