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Old 17th Mar 2014, 17:32
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DespairingTraveller
 
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You would need to be over 37,000 feet to be visible at that sort of range. Add heights of aircraft, find square root and then multiply by 1.25.
I believe that approximation is only valid near sea level.

I went back to basics and did the trig. I may have made a mistake, so would be happy to be corrected if someone wants to check the calculation.
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