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28: 179: 150: 116: 36: 154: 120: 160: 74:. The slant range (1) is the hypotenuse of the triangle represented by the altitude of the aircraft and the distance between the radar antenna and the aircraft's 220: 125: 165: 17: 70:
An example of slant range is the distance to an aircraft flying at high altitude with respect to that of the radar
131: 78:(point (3) on the earth directly below the aircraft). In the absence of altitude information, for example from a 56: 213: 101: 82:, the aircraft location would be plotted farther (2) from the antenna than its actual ground track. 244: 206: 71: 8: 186: 75: 60: 27: 239: 194: 135: 96: 64: 190: 233: 79: 141: 178: 91: 35: 44: 67:), the slant distance equals the horizontal distance. 59:
between two points. If the two points are at the same
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Line-of-sight range


radar
relative direction
level
datum
antenna
ground track
height finder
Ranging
Spherical range
Line-of-sight_propagation
public domain material
Federal Standard 1037C
General Services Administration
the original
MIL-STD-188
public domain material
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
United States Department of Defense
Stub icon
wireless technology
stub
expanding it
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Categories
Antennas

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