DaRk WaVe
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Please name the ones with 0.5m2 RCS or lower - 4th gen or even 4++ gen planes else again please dont just POINT OUT WITHOUT ANY BACK UP!
I don't believe in theory of 0.5 m^2, its impossible for 5th gen to have 0.5 m^2 RCS
any ways here you go
RCS
The base radar formula used is (RCS1/RCS2)^0.25. So the F-16C reduced RCS is 1.2 m2, standard fighter is 5 m2. (1.2/5)^0.25 = 0.69. Therefore the F-16C can be detected at 69% of radar range as compared with a standard fighter.
B-52 Bomber 100 m2 bomber range x1
F-4, A-10 25 m2 bomber x 0.71, fighter x 1.5
B-1B Bomber 10 m2 bomber x 0.56, fighter x 1.19
Tornado 8 m2 fighter x 1.12
Generic fighter 5 m2 fighter range x 1
MiG-21 3 m2 fighter x 0.88
F-16C/18C w. reduced RCS 1.2 m2 fighter x 0.7
F-18E, Rafale 0.75 m2 fighter x 0.62
Eurofighter 0.25-0.75 m2 fighter x 0.47-0.62
Exocet, Harpoon missile 0.1 m2 fighter x 0.38
JSF (‘golf ball sized’ 0.005 m2 fighter x 0.18
F-117, B-2, F-22 0.0001 m2 fighter x 0.07
F-117, B-2 F-22 also given as 0.01-0.001 m2, ‘marble sized’ or fighter x 0.12-0.21
F-22 RCS requirement was 1/1000th the F-15. This has probably be exceeded by a large margin. Even if the F-15 RCS is a large 25 m2, the F-22 is 0.025 m2 worst case (fighter x 0.26).
As can be seen ‘stealthy’ aircraft aim to reduce opposition situation awareness by decreasing detection range.
Situation Awareness
click on link & scroll down & read under heading of RCS
Stealth is term used to describe to laymen. What is stealth? Do you think f22 is invisible to radar? Nope. Just the reflected signals so weak that for large distances radars neglect them. Only when very close, some calculable signals reach the radar. This is what LO means.
when i said Raptor is invisible lets leave this side
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