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Old 22nd Oct 2006, 12:45
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
OTOH my description may be arse about face as the only thing I ever recognised was the ground.
You were probably interpreting the returns correctly PN. As I suggested, most of the time it was only pointing at the ground.

‘Interesting’ snippet at

http://www.skomer.u-net.com/projects/radar.htm

Green Willow. AI.20 X-band AI radar for single seat fighters. Limited capability. Developed as a back up for AI.23. Abandoned due to success of AI.23. Re-emerged as Red Steer. Used X-band.

Also, http://www.vectorsite.net/avvulcan_1.html

ARI 5919 Red Steer tail-warning radar, derived from the radar used on Meteor night-fighters.
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