As others have pointed out, stealth aircraft are 'nearly' invisible using conventional 'active' radar. However, several radar technologies have been developed that make it easier to detect stealth aircraft (for example, 'passive' radar). In addition to modern 'passive' radar, technologies have been developed that can detect both the air turbulence and electromagnetic emissions produced by stealth aircraft.
2006-07-31 01:54:17
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answered by ? 3
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They are relatively non-reflective when it comes to certain radar frequencies, but nothing is totally reflective or totally absorbent at all frequencies. There is something called 'frequency hopping' radar, and it does just what it sounds like-- it keeps switching the frequencies around so that it is more likely to detect things that are not reflecting just right. They are also supposed to be working on something called ladar, Light detection and ranging, which uses much shorter waves. To defeat that, they would need actual invisibility, which we don't have. And nothing beats a good forward observer, with a communications set.
2006-07-31 01:24:49
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answered by cdf-rom 7
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I think it can be detected by sending a kind of wave which signales when its path breakes-Since the plane is a physical thing, it breaks the line when it passes through the path of the wave and this way you can detect it. I hope the terrorists will not read this.
2006-07-31 01:13:48
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answered by Habesha 1
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They do indeed have a 'radar signature', but it is extremely small, so I imagine only ultra-sophisticated radar may track the aircraft; possibly identifying it via its speed & track across the sky.
2006-07-31 00:59:07
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answered by Anonymous
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theyre easy to detect,
if you are the treasonous backwards french who gave away a stealth fighters flight plan to the serbs in bosnia....
2006-07-31 01:16:03
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answered by jasonalwaysready 4
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You hear this giant KABOOOM and the is a hole in the ground where your house used to be.
2006-07-31 02:29:00
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answered by Anonymous
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