What is the purpose of the black and white stickers on test aircraft?
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I want to ask what is the purpose of black and white stickers used on test aircraft.
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I have seen variations of such stickers. Does anyone know what is reason for their use ?
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I want to ask what is the purpose of black and white stickers used on test aircraft.
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I have seen variations of such stickers. Does anyone know what is reason for their use ?
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Related: Checkerboard painted on fuselage of Boeing test aircraft
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Dec 13 at 18:36
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Oooh, Christmas-wrapped bomb. Very festive!
– David Richerby
Dec 13 at 23:25
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I want to ask what is the purpose of black and white stickers used on test aircraft.
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I have seen variations of such stickers. Does anyone know what is reason for their use ?
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I want to ask what is the purpose of black and white stickers used on test aircraft.
The following is a picture:
I have seen variations of such stickers. Does anyone know what is reason for their use ?
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5
Related: Checkerboard painted on fuselage of Boeing test aircraft
– fooot
Dec 13 at 18:36
12
Oooh, Christmas-wrapped bomb. Very festive!
– David Richerby
Dec 13 at 23:25
add a comment |
5
Related: Checkerboard painted on fuselage of Boeing test aircraft
– fooot
Dec 13 at 18:36
12
Oooh, Christmas-wrapped bomb. Very festive!
– David Richerby
Dec 13 at 23:25
5
5
Related: Checkerboard painted on fuselage of Boeing test aircraft
– fooot
Dec 13 at 18:36
Related: Checkerboard painted on fuselage of Boeing test aircraft
– fooot
Dec 13 at 18:36
12
12
Oooh, Christmas-wrapped bomb. Very festive!
– David Richerby
Dec 13 at 23:25
Oooh, Christmas-wrapped bomb. Very festive!
– David Richerby
Dec 13 at 23:25
add a comment |
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They look very much like position markers to identify known points on the aircraft, for analysing video footage. You see similar markers on crash-test dummies used in vehicle impact trials, for instance, and also in motion-capture in the synthetic movie industry (and in orthopaedics).
answered Dec 13 at 18:34
Toby Speight
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For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
– Mac
Dec 14 at 3:21
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For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
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They look very much like position markers to identify known points on the aircraft, for analysing video footage. You see similar markers on crash-test dummies used in vehicle impact trials, for instance, and also in motion-capture in the synthetic movie industry (and in orthopaedics).
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For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
– Mac
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They look very much like position markers to identify known points on the aircraft, for analysing video footage. You see similar markers on crash-test dummies used in vehicle impact trials, for instance, and also in motion-capture in the synthetic movie industry (and in orthopaedics).
answered Dec 13 at 18:34
Toby Speight
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They look very much like position markers to identify known points on the aircraft, for analysing video footage. You see similar markers on crash-test dummies used in vehicle impact trials, for instance, and also in motion-capture in the synthetic movie industry (and in orthopaedics).
answered Dec 13 at 18:34
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For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
– Mac
Dec 14 at 3:21
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For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
– Mac
Dec 14 at 3:21
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For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
– Mac
Dec 14 at 3:21
For the curious, the technical term for these are "fiducial markers". It's the same reason you find black and white stripes and/or checkerboard patterns on some rockets.
– Mac
Dec 14 at 3:21
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Related: Checkerboard painted on fuselage of Boeing test aircraft
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Oooh, Christmas-wrapped bomb. Very festive!
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