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I forget which one, but there's a Larry Niven science fiction story that uses this as a plot point. Our hero takes advantage of the sun blocker spot on the vill
by ralphc 2y ago
I forget which one, but there's a Larry Niven science fiction story that uses this as a plot point. Our hero takes advantage of the sun blocker spot on the villian's plane or ship by approaching in the line of sight of the planet's sun.
- 1970-01-01 2y agoThis is a very old fighter pilot tactic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_position_(air_combat) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_position_(air_combat)
- all2 2y agoI believe this strategy was also used in WWI, but just hiding in the glare of the sun.
- aaronbrethorst 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen
- FredPret 2y ago“Beware the Hun in the Sun” is apparently what Allied pilots used to say. https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/archive-exhibitions/worth-a-thousand-words-air-diagrams/beware-of-the-hun-in-the-sun/ https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/archive-exhibitions/wo...
- Polizeiposaune 2y agoGrendel, one of the stories in Neutron Star, set on a planet orbiting a very bright star where everyone has to wear protective goggles with sun-tracking black dots for each eye. Our hero needs to steal the bad guy's (flying) car, at sunset and circles until his shadow points at the car..