nuke@sh.itjust.worksM to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agoCanardbros stay winningsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11
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minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoBreaks in continuity of the skin will cause issues. Canards are huge breaks, you go from air to a conductive surface back to air.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoWouldn’t the break be the same/similar as a moving tail on the F22? Does it’s position in the front make a difference?
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoThe canards are probably visible for 270 degrees by a ground radar, the tail probably around 90.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoDoes radar get line of sight blocked like that? I thought it was more based on the overall shape, not just the visible sections.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoHence why chines are superior.
Breaks in continuity of the skin will cause issues. Canards are huge breaks, you go from air to a conductive surface back to air.
Wouldn’t the break be the same/similar as a moving tail on the F22? Does it’s position in the front make a difference?
The canards are probably visible for 270 degrees by a ground radar, the tail probably around 90.
Does radar get line of sight blocked like that? I thought it was more based on the overall shape, not just the visible sections.
Hence why chines are superior.