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isawagoose t1_ja80ykj wrote
Reply to comment by GreenStrong in Anti-war partisans in Belarus claim to have damaged Russian plane | Belarus by Caratteraccio
>Ground based radars are limited by the curvature of the earth; they can't see over the horizon.
Same with these. They just make the horizon further away.
basaltgranite t1_ja874ml wrote
A lot farther away. At 10 ft, the horizon is ~4.2 miles (6.8 km) away. At 35,000 ft, it's ~230 miles (~370 km) away.
flamehead2k1 t1_ja89nxo wrote
You mean they don't defy the laws of physics?
elliam t1_ja9g0ql wrote
What nonsense. They are just more advanced than ground radar and can see farther. There’s no curve.
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