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This has less to do with coolness than with the fact that the controller will most likely not be able to see the guy on the ASR, and I would assume that the guy
by Rochus 6y ago
This has less to do with coolness than with the fact that the controller will most likely not be able to see the guy on the ASR, and I would assume that the guy has no transponder either. You can only control the airspace if you can see who/what is around.
- shadowgovt 6y agoI imagine the radar signature of a wingsuiter is pretty small, even if they have an exhaust-belching rocket strapped on the thing. How well do those show up on radar?
- sandworm101 6y agoOn a civilian radar, they don't. Without a transponder the tower won't see you on their screens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_radar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_radar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_surveillance_radar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_surveillance_radar
- Rochus 6y agoDepending on the angle of incidence relative to the radar, the cross-section can be quite large. But the resolution of the radar is almost certainly not sufficient to see the small object near the aircraft.
- teleforce 6y agoAll of the conventional radar systems installed at airports are blind to this small human jetpack due to their limited resolution. The newer type of radar for detecting debris exist at some airports but because of their main purpose is to monitor debris on the runaway it is only for short distance and not pointed to the sky.
- Rochus 6y agoThe main purpose of the PSR is to detect potentially dangerous flying objects which have no transponders. The PSR we tested were able to also detect e.g. parachutes and paragliders. I would assume that the radar cross section of the winged jetpack is large enough for detection by current PSR.
- Rochus 6y agoMaybe I should mention that I was responsible for the testing of different ATC radar systems.