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> You've got cause and effect flipped. That's simply not true. Round surfaces scatter in all directions, flat surface scatter only in 1 direction of your choo
by perliouhs 4y ago
> You've got cause and effect flipped.
That's simply not true.
Round surfaces scatter in all directions, flat surface scatter only in 1 direction of your choosing. For low RCS (Radar Cross Section) paneled surfaces are infinitely better, regardless of computer simulation capabilities.
- iancmceachern 4y agoMaybe better, but not infinity better. If it were infinity better then the B2 wouldn't be stealth (it has not a single flat panel)
- SlickNixon 4y ago> It's simply not true Of course it's true. Modern stealth aircraft have curves a plenty. This is an extremely confident reply given that's it's to somebody who's referencing the book by the guy who built the thing.
- littlestymaar 4y ago> Round surfaces scatter in all directions, flat surface scatter only in 1 direction of your choosing. But with the low-poly approach you end up with sharp edges which diffract the waves in all direction… The fact that no more recent stealth plane have the same shape should be a good indication that this was in fact due to the technical limitation of the time (And btw, who are you to contradict the actual designer of the plane on that topic ?!)