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Offline Strip

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Re: Horten Ho 229
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2009, 02:04:00 PM »
          Wood does not reflect radar waves and actually absorbs some incoming waves. Any plane made of mostly wood would exhibit measurable differences when compared to a similar sized plane of metal.
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Re: Horten Ho 229
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2009, 02:17:17 PM »
Quote from: Strip on June 30, 2009, 02:04:00 PM
          Wood does not reflect radar waves and actually absorbs some incoming waves. Any plane made of mostly wood would exhibit measurable differences when compared to a similar sized plane of metal.
The Mossie has plenty of aluminum to reflect radar.  There is no question on this, RAF observers watching German radar controllers operate in post war tests saw them detect and track Mossie raids at the same ranges they could detect and track Lancaster raids.
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