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Old 24th April 2008 | 23:22
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Blacksheep
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From: The spiritual home of DeHavilland
As it says on the box - "Side Looking Radar" It radiates to the side, not up into the aircraft.

There used to be weather radars that used an antenna that rotated through 360-degrees but in these cases the crew compartment (and more to the point, the receiver!) was protected by radar absorbent material. I haven't seen one in operational use since 1985 though. I hardly think the Darwin awards come into it...
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