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akdavis · 04-20-07, 05:32 PM

The land contact ranges may suggest a beam angle, but the large/small air contacts do not. A large air contact is detectable at a longer range simply because it has a larger surface area (or more accurately, a larger radar cross section).

04-20-07, 05:32 PM	#92
akdavis Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 597 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The land contact ranges may suggest a beam angle, but the large/small air contacts do not. A large air contact is detectable at a longer range simply because it has a larger surface area (or more accurately, a larger radar cross section). __________________ -AKD Last edited by akdavis; 04-21-07 at 10:18 AM.