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Forum: Military Aviation

17th Mar 2014, 15:45

Replies: 67

MH370 and military primary radar.

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Posted By thing

Which corner are you looking in? :)

Which corner are you looking in? :)

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2014, 17:31

Replies: 67

MH370 and military primary radar.

Views: 13,955

Posted By thing

So if a civ airliner looses it's transponder for...

So if a civ airliner looses it's transponder for whatever reason then it just disappears? Even though there must be a primary return somewhere in the system even if it's being blocked out? I find...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2014, 16:57

Replies: 67

MH370 and military primary radar.

Views: 13,955

Posted By thing

Thanks for that, I learn again from Pprune. Why...

Thanks for that, I learn again from Pprune. Why would you not want to see non transponding aircraft? Would it just overload the controller?

Can't say I've ever flown in an area where only...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2014, 16:04

Replies: 67

MH370 and military primary radar.

Views: 13,955

Posted By thing

Possibly true, but the OP question was 'Was it...

Possibly true, but the OP question was 'Was it possible for it not to be detected?' The simple answer is if it was in radar range then yes, it was. Let's not get into atmospheric aberration, whether...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2014, 15:19

Replies: 67

MH370 and military primary radar.

Views: 13,955

Posted By thing

Radar is radar at the end of the day, doesn't...

Radar is radar at the end of the day, doesn't matter whether it's mil or civvy, same as dynamite, both versions go bang. I'm not sure what you're driving at when you say 'is it possible that it...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2014, 14:34

Replies: 67

MH370 and military primary radar.

Views: 13,955

Posted By thing

A 777 is a big lump of tin, any civil or miltary...

A 777 is a big lump of tin, any civil or miltary radar would have seen it. All the transponder does is identify the blip. As usual with cases of this sort for people with an aviation background...

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