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    Radar systems on stealth aircraft allow them to be invisible to radar detection. Stealth aircraft have flat surfaces and sharp edges that deflect radar signals away at angles, making the aircraft difficult to detect on radar. Airborne weather radar is used by pilots to detect precipitation and areas of turbulence ahead of an aircraft. It works by transmitting signals that reflect off precipitation and return to the antenna to be displayed on the cockpit radar screen, providing information about weather conditions. Different types of precipitation have varying levels of reflectivity on weather radar.

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    Radar systems on stealth aircraft allow them to be invisible to radar detection. Stealth aircraft have flat surfaces and sharp edges that deflect radar signals away at angles, making the aircraft difficult to detect on radar. Airborne weather radar is used by pilots to detect precipitation and areas of turbulence ahead of an aircraft. It works by transmitting signals that reflect off precipitation and return to the antenna to be displayed on the cockpit radar screen, providing information about weather conditions. Different types of precipitation have varying levels of reflectivity on weather radar.

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    Radar systems on stealth aircraft allow them to be invisible to radar detection. Stealth aircraft have flat surfaces and sharp edges that deflect radar signals away at angles, making the aircraft difficult to detect on radar. Airborne weather radar is used by pilots to detect precipitation and areas of turbulence ahead of an aircraft. It works by transmitting signals that reflect off precipitation and return to the antenna to be displayed on the cockpit radar screen, providing information about weather conditions. Different types of precipitation have varying levels of reflectivity on weather radar.

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    Radar systems on stealth aircraft allow them to be invisible to radar detection. Stealth aircraft have flat surfaces and sharp edges that deflect radar signals away at angles, making the aircraft difficult to detect on radar. Airborne weather radar is used by pilots to detect precipitation and areas of turbulence ahead of an aircraft. It works by transmitting signals that reflect off precipitation and return to the antenna to be displayed on the cockpit radar screen, providing information about weather conditions. Different types of precipitation have varying levels of reflectivity on weather radar.

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    Lecture 6

    RADAR
    Part II

    By: Zuliana Ismail,201


    Introduction

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    Recall Back RADAR Part 1
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    • What are the three types of RADAR?
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    • What are the differences between PSR and
    Help SSR?
    • How PSR works?
    • How SSR works?
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    B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the U.S Air Force


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    WHY ‘STEALTH’ AIRCRAFT
    CAN BE INVISIBLE ??

    An F-117 Nighthawk stealth strike aircraft F-22 Raptor


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    Most conventional aircraft have a rounded


    shape. This shape creates a very efficient radar
    reflector. Means that no matter where the radar
    signal hits the plane, some of the signal gets
    reflected back
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    Previous F-22 Raptor

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    B-2 Spirit stealth bomber


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    of the U.S Air Force

    An F-117 Nighthawk stealth strike aircraft

    However, some military aircraft are designed and


    constructed to be non-reflective - the so-called
    “stealth aircraft”.
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    A stealth aircraft is made up of completely flat


    surfaces and very sharp edges. When a radar signal
    hits a stealth plane, the signal reflects away at an
    angle. Surfaces on a stealth aircraft also can absorb
    radar energy as well. So, this aircraft become
    invisible.
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    2. AIRBORNE WEATHER
    RADAR (AWR)
    Introduction

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    • Airborne Weather Radar (AWR) is used to provide to
    provide the pilots about weather ahead.
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    • The installation include weather radar antenna
    Next located in the nose of the aircraft and weather radar
    display inside the cockpit.
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    • The radar information can be displayed in


    combination with the aircraft route on the EFIS
    Navigation Display (ND)
    • Weather radar is used for severe weather avoidance
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    The antenna is housed in a radome made of composite


    materials located in the nose of the aircraft.
    How Airborne Weather Radar Works

    Home

    Previous

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    Help • A antenna which sweeps side to side transmits Super


    High Frequency (SHF) signals which is 9Ghz
    • When hit the reflective objects (precipitation), the
    signals is reflected back to the antenna receiver.
    • The returns (echo) are displayed to the pilot on the
    aircrafts radar screen.
    Precipitation

    Home • Weather radar is function


    to detect, locate, and
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    measure the amount of
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    precipitation.
    • Precipitation is within or
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    falling from cloud.
    • It includes rain, snow, ice &
    hail.
    • Different precipitation has
    different reflective levels.
    Airborne Weather Radar Works

    Home • The goal of weather radar is to display areas of heavy


    precipitation, which generally indicates areas of
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    turbulence.
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    • Different types of precipitation have different reflective
    qualities.
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    • Reflectivity of precipitation is directly related to
    moisture content.
    • Large water droplets show the strongest returns, while
    dry hail or snow will show light returns, or no returns at
    all.
    • Weather radar detects raindrops, not clouds or fog.
    Airborne Weather Radar Works

    Home • The precipitation painted (depicted) by airborne


    weather radar is not of primary concern,
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    however it is representative of areas of severe
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    weather.
    • Areas of large raindrop size=high rainfall
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    rate=intense storm=turbulence.
    • The turbulence associated with convective
    clouds is often severe and always dangerous.
    • Other dangerous factors associated with
    thunderstorms are: severe icing, hail, lightning,
    strong downdrafts.
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    CAUTION: weather radar emits
    harmful radiation, it should not be
    operated when people are standing
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    within 50 feet of radome or during


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    refuelling.
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