Re: Battle blimps

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From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>

> At 5:09 PM +0900 4/17/02, Edward Lipsett wrote:
> >Offhand, bcause it is a heck of a lot harder to hide, has a bigger
> >cross-section, and moves slower. On the other hand, I am not a blimp
expert.
>
> Cross section yes. RCS...no. They are not the same.

But Radar is, even nowadays, not the only sensor that an enemy can use.
Modern fighters have TV sets with zoom optics and IR detectors. The
blimp
would have to be stealthed against that, too.

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