One thought that favors having SOME contrast between tops and bottoms or SOME assymetry in a glider color scheme is that with ALL black, even if it's very visible, it seems that you run the risk at high altitudes/distances of the 'image reversal' problem in which a silhouette-only image can be mentally reversed (as to which wing is closer for instance).
Lift, Scobie. > Just another thought on color. I was > watching some ravens soar at a > distance and angle we often fly our > planes. I was struck how well they > could be seen both on the top and > bottom in the turn. The gloss black > showed up well at all angles (the black > gave good contrast and the shine > gave some glint). I've been toying > with the idea of painting a TD ship all > gloss black. Any thoughts? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
