The human story is inspiring. Also find
interesting that, even with would not be ( for the time ),
a state of art radar, the missile operators were able
to clearly see the supposed "stealth" airplane 15 miles
out, lock on and target it. Bad news for modern "stealth"
airplanes ?
> Also find interesting that, even with would not be ( for the time ), a state of art radar, the missile operators were able to clearly see the supposed "stealth" airplane 15 miles out, lock on and target it. Bad news for modern "stealth" airplanes ?
Not really, stealth generally means smaller radar cross section, not invisible and 15 miles is pretty close. A regular jet depending on the radar can be locked on at over 100 miles away provided it's flying high enough.
and more details
"US stealth pilot and the Serb who shot him down"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20209770
The human story is inspiring. Also find interesting that, even with would not be ( for the time ), a state of art radar, the missile operators were able to clearly see the supposed "stealth" airplane 15 miles out, lock on and target it. Bad news for modern "stealth" airplanes ?