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17: 168: 139: 105: 25: 143: 109: 149: 63:. The slant range (1) is the hypotenuse of the triangle represented by the altitude of the aircraft and the distance between the radar antenna and the aircraft's 209: 114: 154: 59:
An example of slant range is the distance to an aircraft flying at high altitude with respect to that of the radar
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between two points. If the two points are at the same
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radar
relative direction
level
datum
antenna
ground track
height finder
Ranging
Spherical range
Line-of-sight_propagation
public domain material
Federal Standard 1037C
General Services Administration
the original
MIL-STD-188
public domain material
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
United States Department of Defense
Stub icon
wireless technology
stub
expanding it
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Categories
Antennas
Wireless stubs

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