Submitted by ChaosRider37 t3_11dwvsa in explainlikeimfive
captaincarot t1_jabay7j wrote
Radar bounces a signal off flying things and then reads the blip caused by it. Normal planes show up as large blips, they reflect a lot. Stealth aircraft use materials and angles to reduce what goes back to the radar making it look smaller. Like the f22 apparently looks like a small bird so most radar technitions won't notice that since there are many small things.
sylpher250 t1_jabg542 wrote
"Sir, there's a small bird on the radar!"
"So?"
"It's flying at Mach 1, sir!"
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