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Old 8th August 2012 | 02:37
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whiskey1
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From: N22 E114
Beam Width 3 degrees.
Aircraft 1 nm apart.
Aircraft must not both be in the beam at the same time to appear as seperate targets.
So 1 in 60 rule:
3 degrees equals 1 NM at 20 NM
So targets must be 20 NM or less to appear as seperate targets to the radar.
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