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Even if you ignored the turbines themselves, there would still be a "shadow" behind the turbines though I think? Which means you'd have a blind spot every now a
by smcl 3y ago
Even if you ignored the turbines themselves, there would still be a "shadow" behind the turbines though I think? Which means you'd have a blind spot every now and then (when the wind is blowing and the turbines are active) which could be exploited by an enemy
- obi1kenobi 3y agoEven if you are looking at the turbines "edge-on," there's probably going to be a noticeable Doppler return as well. Plastic drones with plastic propellers are still visible on radar because the tiny propellers spin super fast, so they light up like a Christmas tree on Doppler radar because the approaching vs receding velocities of the blades are so different.
- swores 3y agoAny chance you can explain to this idiot (me) the flaw in my thinking? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39903084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39903084
- obi1kenobi 3y agoSeems like another user with way more experience than me did an excellent job explaining the situation -- I enjoyed reading their answer!