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That strip isn't something recent. It has been on canopies for years.sijm wrote:Awesome air-to-air pics!
One question, does anyone know the purpose of what appears to be a light coloured "strip" on the left side of the cockpit dashboard in the RNLAF F-16's? I recently noticed it showing up on some other Vipers as well. Thx
Cheers,
S
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It contains the "correction coefficients" of the canopy, that need to be entered in the fire control system (together with those of the HUD) in order to display the symbology at the correct place. These correction coefficients are used to compensate for the errors caused by the refractive index ("Brekingsindex") of the canopy.sijm wrote:Awesome air-to-air pics!
One question, does anyone know the purpose of what appears to be a light coloured "strip" on the left side of the cockpit dashboard in the RNLAF F-16's? I recently noticed it showing up on some other Vipers as well. Thx
Cheers,
S
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