It is like flying ATC or weather station
If you are referring to the missing Malaysian Airlines' plane, it is true that it had radar. However according to news reports, it has been suggested that the plane was deliberately flown too low which made radar detection impossible.
The F-117 Nighthawk cannot be detected by radar.
RADAR
The impedance of plane material is made equal to the impedance of air,in this way the waves sent by radar does not reflect by material of plane and pass through plane and do not come back to radar.That is why,plane remain invisible to radar.This material was invented by a PHD proffesor in UET Lahore Pakistan.
a stealth plane has the normal components of any other aircraft. the main difference is the exterior design of the aircraft. a stealth plane \s body is made at high angles to help deflect enemy radar. they also use radar absorbant paint so the radar pick up is nil or similar to that of a small bird.
radar sends electromagnetic waves and it is reflected back by the object such as a plane or a sub and based on the analysis of time and speed of wave we get the position of object. for an example of radar they used radar before pearl harbor and saw many planes, the radar operatiors thought it was a squadron of b-29's returning to base but it ended up being the empire of japan's zero's (type of lightly armored plane that sacrificed armor for speed,agility,and a better service ceiling (how high a plane can go))
It is possible to track any plane that you are flying with. There are a number of programs which allow you to do this such as Plane Finder, Flight Aware and Flight Radar 24.
Well, the main problem was its radar. You see, the F-111's altimeter was a radar altimeter. With the ash on the ground in Vietnam interfering with the radar, it was very rarely accurate.
2. Mostly what we see as a result of Radar, is a little bright blob on a luminous screen! We may infer it is a plane, or a mountain or a ship, but only if we make a whole series of assumptions, and they are correct. 'Identification' is a long call.
he had radar back there so he can see the planes before they can see them
the plane is made with radar absorbent material, and is shaped specifically so the radar that doesn't get absorbed, deflects off of it at an angle and not back to the ground based radar. it has been rated as the best bomber till now in the world.
The F-22 is the plane undetectable by radar, but it is said that the B-1 looks like a flock of birds on radar.Being undetectable or nearly undetectable on RADAR is known as stealth. There are several stealth aircraft currently in use in the United States armed forces. The F-22 "Raptor" is one of them. . The B-2 "Spirit" Stealth bomber is yet another. The newest in the line of fighter aircraft, the F-35 "Lightning II" is also stealth capable, as well as VTOL (vertical take off and landing) capable in the model for the Marines. The F-117 "Nighthawk" is another stealth aircraft, but has been retired due to obsolescence.For more information, visit the link below: