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"Radiation Hazard" Under The Wing - Why?

NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7802 posts, RR: 13
Posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3817 times:

There's a "Radiation Hazard" warning sign under the wing of the Eurofighter, between the leading edge slats/flaps and the fuselage.

http://www.luftwaffe.de/fileserving/...e_popup.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Close up:

http://www.luftwaffe.de/fileserving/...e_popup.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

(Didn't want to "steal" the pics, so I just linked to them)

Could anyone explain what kind of radiation emitting sensor is hidden there?

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BladeLWS From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 386 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3789 times:

I can only imagine it must be for some sort of energy emitting device, like a jammer.

KingairTA From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 445 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3783 times:

I'd agree with BladeLWS. I'd guess some kind of high powered transmitter buried in the leading edge maybe from a pylon that isn't installed.

Nomadd22 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 1577 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3774 times:

That's not the symbol I'd expect for RF radiation. Maybe some AM241 in some sort of ionization/smoke detector.

Andy Goetsch

Osiris30 From Barbados, joined Sep 2006, 3182 posts, RR: 25
Reply 4, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3763 times:

Quoting KingairTA (Reply 2):
I'd agree with BladeLWS. I'd guess some kind of high powered transmitter buried in the leading edge maybe from a pylon that isn't installed.

Yep.. and probably something in the microwave band, so likely a jammer. It certainly wouldn't be anything low frequency or power.

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PITIngres From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 966 posts, RR: 12
Reply 5, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3587 times:

Quoting Nomadd22 (Reply 3):
That's not the symbol I'd expect for RF radiation.

Indeed not. That's the ionizing-radiation symbol. You can crank microwaves up to cooking strength and beyond, but they aren't going to ionize anything. It's either X-rays or above, or a particle emitter such as Nomadd22's hypothesized smoke detector.

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Acheron From Spain, joined Sep 2005, 1426 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 3385 times:

Nope, those are the RWR. The jammers are at the tip of the wings.

NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7802 posts, RR: 13
Reply 7, posted (4 years 4 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3062 times:

Ok, thanks everyone.

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KingairTA From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 445 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (4 years 4 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 3035 times:

Maybe it's a label for some depleted uranium or something that is used for it's weight or something.

Nomadd22 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 1577 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (4 years 4 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3009 times:

Quoting KingairTA (Reply 8):
Maybe it's a label for some depleted uranium or something that is used for it's weight or something.

Depleted uranium isn't radioactive.
It could be an overuse of the symbol for a minor hazard. Stupid thing to do, but it happens.

Andy Goetsch

KingairTA From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 445 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (4 years 4 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3000 times:

Quoting Nomadd22 (Reply 9):
Quoting KingairTA (Reply 8):
Maybe it's a label for some depleted uranium or something that is used for it's weight or something.

Depleted uranium isn't radioactive.
It could be an overuse of the symbol for a minor hazard. Stupid thing to do, but it happens.

I used depleted uranium as an example and it can be very hasardous if you machine it. By machine it I mean drill holes in it, sand it, cut it etc. etc.

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