Comment on Is Your Car Safe From Supermaneuverable Air-Defense Fighter Aircraft?

Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Interestingly that’s a speed that should mask you from their missile’s doppler radar.

  It uses relative closing speed to distinguish its target aircraft from ground clutter, so for that reason something a bit higher than highway speed is chosen to be the minimum speed for lock on. They’d need to hit you with guns.

  Anyway if you’re near a dogfight don’t speed on the highway.

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  • Deceptichum@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So it’s basically a T-Rex and if I don’t move I’m fine?

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    • Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Unless it has a reason to specifically target you, in which case I would recommend abandoning your car and hiding behind or under something.

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