Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f...
by teleforce on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:11PM
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All 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.
Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f...
by Rochus on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:02PM
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The 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.
Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f...
by Rochus on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:52PM
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Depending 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.
Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f...
by sandworm101 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:57AM
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On a civilian radar, they don't. Without a transponder the tower won't see you on their screens.
How well do those show up on radar?