> On Sep 15, 4:26 am, "Atheist Chaplain" cia.gov> wrote:

>> "Ken S. Tucker" wrote in
>> messagenews:daa03c8d-dc62-448c-98a5-c438016ba9a9@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>

>>> On Sep 14, 6:07 am, "Atheist Chaplain" cia.gov> wrote:

>>>> "Ken S. Tucker" wrote in
>>>> messagenews:1de15925-3f7c-455e-a5ce-6f9c29659e7f@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>>>> On Sep 13, 6:05 am, "Atheist Chaplain" cia.gov> wrote:

>>>>>> "Ken S. Tucker" wrote in
>>>>>> messagenews:408150fd-ec41-48a1-94c3-2a8d7da7679a@v39g2000pro.googlegroups.com...

>>>>>>> On Sep 13, 3:33 am, "Atheist Chaplain" cia.gov> wrote:

>>>>> ...

>>>>>>>> High intensity IR LED's in the landing lights would do the job
>>>>>>>> quite
>>>>>>>> well
>>>>>>>> without having to worry about the reflected active illumination
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> main landing lights, in conjunction with IR reflectors (as used
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>>> of most military vehicles in night time full tactical
>>>>>>>> situations)
>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>> finish the job,

>>

>>>>>>> "Hell I have been doing some experiments with IR stuff for
>>>>>>> the last couple of months, and it would seem pretty trivial"

>>

>>>>>>>http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/89009.html

>>

>>>>>>> MILspec goes to -40. I had a freezer to test electronics
>>>>>>> that went lower, wires shatter, metal brittles. You'll need
>>>>>>> to extend your specs to -120F.
>>>>>>> Ken

>>

>>>>>> your also assuming that the de-icing on the AC is turned off ??

>>

>>>>> :-), you can email the A-S base and ask them,
>>>>> maybe you have good idea!
>>>>> --

>>>>>> God made me an atheist. Who are you to question his wisdom?

>>>>> LOL
>>>>> Ken

>>

>>>> I only asked because the de-icing could also be used to keep the IR's
>>>> warm
>>>> enough to work in hostile conditions :-)
>>>> Not having anything to do with MIL spec stuff in decades (and only
>>>> having
>>>> discussions with a mate who has recently retired from the US military,
>>>> who's
>>>> professional purview was all things IR and thermo [and only things of
>>>> a
>>>> distinctly NON military nature])
>>>> I might just put this too him as he now works for a military
>>>> contractor,
>>>> you
>>>> never know it might just work :-)

>>

>>> Some people in the A-S station keep blogs, that I
>>> occasionally read, very interesting stuff, and they
>>> have email addresses. IIRC metal embittlement is
>>> a problem, so they need use the right alloys and
>>> so forth.
>>> Ken

>>
>> care to share a URL or two :-)

>
> Ask this guy, he might know of some,
> http://www.southpolestation.com/