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Old 8th Jun 2004, 03:16
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It is true that the USAF have experienced a drop in bird-strikes on takie-off hwen the radar was on. However, as civilan radars are at much lower energy levels than military counterparts, there is very little concen or use oi radar in the take off phase.
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