Thank you very much for the video. This is invaluable information. But I don’t understand why the same target with the same RCC has such a huge difference in detection distance. The radar detects a target at a distance of more than 70 miles at 90 AA, but only 40 miles at 180 AA. It shouldn't be this way. What causes this difference?
No problem, glad you liked it :) Why do you say this is incorrect? Looking at the AWG-10, it could detect a Tu-22 0TA closer than 60 nm and at over 140 nm close to the beam. To keep this simple, look at a Tu-22 from the front: tupolev.ru/upload/resize_cache/iblock/0ee/1250_1250_0/x0ee86866b771c7f0b0f50d5581163cd3.jpg.pagespeed.ic.r9gsOj_tR7.webp And from the side (not 90TA though, due to notch): upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Soviet_Tu-22M_Backfire_with_a_F-16.JPEG Looked from the side, it's a massive silhouette, whereas the front is quite compact. And, of course, it is more complicated than that (shapes, materials, coatings, and many other factors drive the RCS).
@@FlyAndWire I know that the same plane has a big difference in the size of the silhouette from different angles, but what does this have to do with the diagram on the left if there is the same plane with the same silhouette approaching us from different angles. In this situation, the radar sees exactly the same silhouettes because it constantly scans the space from left to right and does not just look straight ahead.
What image on the left? Are you talking about the video cover? If that's the case, you can see it better here: flyandwire.com/2024/05/20/f-4e-apq-120-radar-cross-section-rcs-and-detection-range/ I think you missed that the chart represents AA vs SR. Ergo, the radar is seeing something different all the time: at 180AA, we are looking at the nose, and the detection range is 40-something nautical miles. At 135AA, we are looking at 3/4 front. Something like this: www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24242627594906-1724985395.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80 (random result from Google). At 90 AA, we are looking at the side of the aeroplane. Like this: media.gettyimages.com/id/94321681/photo/aircraft-with-clipping-paths.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=GrOoncaYWyJaQtAcGOPzOk-cVOzRm27cE9PAHZRe-i0= This video should clarify how the Aspect, both Aspect Angle and Target Aspect, work: ua-cam.com/video/zQ5IFHlr1tk/v-deo.html Also, can you clarify what you mean with this, please? > the radar sees exactly the same silhouettes because it constantly scans the space from left to right and does not just look straight ahead.
Thanks for your hard work, I’d never know that Heatblur made the radar simulation that great
No problem, glad you found it useful :)
Very good examples and visualizations! Thank you!
This is great. Exactly what I needed. Please do some more videos with more detail.
I would love to see more of this.
Excellent video
wow! that was good intel. thanks.
Awesome! Thank you!!!!
good work.
Very Good! However, I believe the f16 modeled in dcs has a rcs of 3-5 m2 based on your source, as only have glass V has a 1.2 m2 rcs.
You mean Quaggles'? I'm pretty sure it says 4 m². I'll double-check in a minute. Thanks for the heads-up, btw :)
What radar settings were used in this presentation?
These are awesome!
Good data.
Thank you very much for the video. This is invaluable information. But I don’t understand why the same target with the same RCC has such a huge difference in detection distance. The radar detects a target at a distance of more than 70 miles at 90 AA, but only 40 miles at 180 AA. It shouldn't be this way. What causes this difference?
No problem, glad you liked it :)
Why do you say this is incorrect? Looking at the AWG-10, it could detect a Tu-22 0TA closer than 60 nm and at over 140 nm close to the beam.
To keep this simple, look at a Tu-22 from the front: tupolev.ru/upload/resize_cache/iblock/0ee/1250_1250_0/x0ee86866b771c7f0b0f50d5581163cd3.jpg.pagespeed.ic.r9gsOj_tR7.webp
And from the side (not 90TA though, due to notch): upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Soviet_Tu-22M_Backfire_with_a_F-16.JPEG
Looked from the side, it's a massive silhouette, whereas the front is quite compact. And, of course, it is more complicated than that (shapes, materials, coatings, and many other factors drive the RCS).
@@FlyAndWire I know that the same plane has a big difference in the size of the silhouette from different angles, but what does this have to do with the diagram on the left if there is the same plane with the same silhouette approaching us from different angles. In this situation, the radar sees exactly the same silhouettes because it constantly scans the space from left to right and does not just look straight ahead.
What image on the left? Are you talking about the video cover? If that's the case, you can see it better here: flyandwire.com/2024/05/20/f-4e-apq-120-radar-cross-section-rcs-and-detection-range/
I think you missed that the chart represents AA vs SR. Ergo, the radar is seeing something different all the time: at 180AA, we are looking at the nose, and the detection range is 40-something nautical miles. At 135AA, we are looking at 3/4 front. Something like this: www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24242627594906-1724985395.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80 (random result from Google).
At 90 AA, we are looking at the side of the aeroplane. Like this: media.gettyimages.com/id/94321681/photo/aircraft-with-clipping-paths.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=GrOoncaYWyJaQtAcGOPzOk-cVOzRm27cE9PAHZRe-i0=
This video should clarify how the Aspect, both Aspect Angle and Target Aspect, work: ua-cam.com/video/zQ5IFHlr1tk/v-deo.html
Also, can you clarify what you mean with this, please?
> the radar sees exactly the same silhouettes because it constantly scans the space from left to right and does not just look straight ahead.
Nice.
cmon, ED - tackle this
please
Life is hard when your a dumb person using smart weapons