盧純澤鏡頭底下的雷達天罩頂,2005,攝於南韓 |
1950年《大眾機械》刊載的雷達天線罩剖面圖 |
我們能避免原子彈的突擊「珍珠港」嗎?這個問題的回答是可能的,利用橡皮氣泡!
一連串碩大無朋的橡皮氣泡可以使雷達偵察哨在美國極北山峰的冰岩中得到安全的庇隱,而成為美國抵禦未來敵人的原子彈的防衛線。這令人驚異的橡皮堡壘秘密命名為「雷洞」(Radome),是一種用橡皮和玻璃纖維織造而成的掩蔽物。乃是康耐爾防空研究所應紐傑賽州紅岸空軍研究總處之請而發展的新成就。
CAN we avert an atomic Pearl Harbor? Yes, we can, with rubber bubbles!
For a string of giant rubber bubbles, housing radar sentries, hidden in the icy peaks of America’s northernmost mountains, could be our first line of defense against any A-bomb attack. The secret of these amazing rubber fortresses is the new Radome, a revolutionary shelter of rubber and glass textile, developed by the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory Inc. for the Air Force research center at Red Bank, N. J.