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Seemingly innocuous: plastic-wrapped warplanes
— By Plasteurope.com staff —
Every child is familiar with stealth bombers: those bizarrely shaped military aircraft that look as if they wouldn’t be able to fly – which they of course can – and are virtually undetectable by enemy radar.
Every child is familiar with stealth bombers: those bizarrely shaped military aircraft that look as if they wouldn’t be able to fly – which they of course can – and are virtually undetectable by enemy radar.
 Gift-wrap option available for delivery: the plastic-covered peacemaker upon arrival in Japan (Photo: US Marines) |
But now the US Marines have (un)veiled a completely new form of military camouflage: when they delivered a unit of the brand-new Hawkeye early-warning aircraft to the Japanese air force, the turboprop-driven machine was wrapped nose to tail in plastic film.
Although we might be more familiar with latex covers in more discreet contexts, we have to recognise this: the full-body protection made of stretch film somehow makes warplanes look more peaceful.
— Translated by Andru Shively
28.02.2025 Plasteurope.com [257400-0]
Published on 28.02.2025