Friday, 5 July 2013

Radar slant and blind range

Slant range:

Slant range is line of sight distance between radar antenna and flying aircraft.

The distance is determined by measuring the time between propagating electromagnetic waves and receiving it back.

Electromagnetic waves velocity is 3 X 108 m / s (speed of light)
Slant range (in meter) = Velocity * time taken / 2

Radar Blind range:

This is minimal measuring distance for any given radar, this is because radar receiver is switch-off until is  transmission is completed.

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