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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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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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).
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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