How to Hide an Airplane Factory

[manofphat]

During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l'oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.

http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=2350

[WiseGuy]

that is SICK!

[M4v3rIC]

Oh cool, I saw that on stumbleupon a couple days ago.

[gOOCH]

the whole v2 rocket production was done underground and had slaves

[RANDOM H3RO]

At first they tried the classic "Hide behind a tree" but after many tests with large objects and trees the effect (see below) didn't seem to work.....

http://web.mit.edu/cchuu/www/images/cow.jpg
Soon after trying this they realized the flaw in attempting to use this classic technique....

[Zimba]

thats insane, nice post

[NIS3R]

lol nice at first i thought it was a joke! lol

i can just se one piolet, man that car just disapeard! and the other piolet saying ya and that dudes been picking apples for freakin ever!