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krisalyssa t1_jabh9n8 wrote

Reply to comment by BurnOutBrighter6 in ELI5: What is Radar Cross Section in stealth fighters? by ChaosRider37

I don’t know that I’d call 10 square feet “tiny”, but it is a lot smaller than the spatial cross section of a stealth fighter along any axis.

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BurnOutBrighter6 t1_jabhxca wrote

Also my "10 square feet" number was made up, it's just an example of what a "radar cross section" of [x] square feet means. Modern stealth fighters could well have radar cross sections the size of a pidgeon, sub 1 square foot, I'm not sure what "tiny" is these days.

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