tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post7783730340954671966..comments2024-03-12T17:36:36.945+09:00Comments on WildEagles: IJAAF & IJNAF photosArawasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-49103352384586126502019-08-26T17:04:09.354+09:002019-08-26T17:04:09.354+09:00Thanks David and Wind Swords.Thanks David and Wind Swords.Michael Thurownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-44138674266825026362019-08-25T22:37:26.348+09:002019-08-25T22:37:26.348+09:00Wind Swords said ...
The backwards "C" ...<br /><br />Wind Swords said ...<br /><br />The backwards "C" (really a circle with a small segment missing) indicates the aircraft is equipped with a Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD). The MAD device is able to detect submarines under the surface by their magnetic signature. In order to "sweep" an area for submarines, several of these aircraft had to fly in a precise formation. The backwards "C" was used to properly space the aircraft apart. They would fly in formation and drift apart just far enough so the the "C" became an "O" as the naked eye could no longer detect the small space. Then the planes would be far enough apart to sweep an area but not too far apart for there to be gaps in the detection fields.<br /><br />Wind SwordsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-77376991829811608012019-08-25T21:54:27.506+09:002019-08-25T21:54:27.506+09:00It is used for formation spacing while on patrol, ...It is used for formation spacing while on patrol, and would be on one aircraft in a flight of four. At a distance it looks like a O. When<br />a plane gets too close it looks like a backwards C.David Brizzardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-19914459451227730612019-08-25T18:12:57.362+09:002019-08-25T18:12:57.362+09:00I have always wondered what this white C (which lo...I have always wondered what this white C (which looks more like an unclosed circle) means. It seems to appear on some radar-equipped Bettys but I'm not sure there's a connection.<br />Great pictures by the way. Michael Thurownoreply@blogger.com