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Old 24th May 2004 | 01:13
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Nigel Osborn
 
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During my radar controller days in Sydney in the 70s, all the radar returns of aircraft were of a fixed size. For example a Cesna 150 had the same size blip as a 747 and so the return was no indication of size.
Weather and aircraft radars show size because that is what you are interested in whereas ATC just need to know where you are.
Proably all changed since my time!!
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