tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post2001662542649202831..comments2024-03-28T06:45:47.449-03:00Comments on Shipfax: What is going on with Quest?Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559556529557710099noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-40377834731074753832011-04-06T22:09:05.270-03:002011-04-06T22:09:05.270-03:00Quest's paint job, including the black patch o...Quest's paint job, including the black patch on the port side probably has something to do with DRDC Atlantic's Infrared (IR) radiation supression research: http://www.atlantic.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/factsheets/MAP0308/MAP0308_eng.html<br /><br />According to that article she has (or had) a seawater cooled panel on the port side for reducing radiated IR. Painting all or part of it black would change the characteristics of the radiation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com