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Old 03-11-2014, 04:17 PM  
EddyTheDog
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Originally Posted by nexcom28 View Post
Yeah but they don't suddenly gain the ability to avoid radar detection.
I think radar has limits - Over the Atlantic I know planes are off radar for most of the journey - They are positioned by the transponders that had been turned off...

They are saying that military radar saw them for longer, I suppose that makes sense - the military would have radar in more places and even at sea - They eventually dropped off altogether, but that does not mean they were not there.....
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