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AFAIK the rangefinder on the targeting system is pretty good, with that data and the data of the plane (direction, altitude, velocity, etc...) getting the speed
by klingonopera 7y ago
AFAIK the rangefinder on the targeting system is pretty good, with that data and the data of the plane (direction, altitude, velocity, etc...) getting the speed of an object is pretty trivial.
If this is indeed a bird, then you can definitely trust the sensor's data. If it's a smoke plume, something ethereal, ball lighting or anything not quite solid, the rangefinder will give false values.
- mikeash 7y agoThis particular video is from a FLIR, which as far as I know is a passive system. How does it determine range?
- klingonopera 7y agoBecause it's not just a FLIR, it's a Raytheon AN/ASQ-228, an ATFLIR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ASQ-228_ATFLIR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ASQ-228_ATFLIR