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Old January 24th 16, 11:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bruce Hoult
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Default High Vis Markings

On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 10:34:26 PM UTC+3, wrote:
The cross country model glider guys have found that the best color for visibility at distance is flat black. This applies both in the blue and under cloud. Black anti collision marking would be awesome.


Conversely, in WW2 the British discovered that the best camo paint job for low level bombers was actually bright lights along the leading edges, to make them as bright as the sky. Even white paint is much darker than the background.