"WaltBJ" wrote in message
om...

As for stealth, first let me mention I spent some 4000 hours sitting
behind a radar scope in a fighter. In the F102A and the F4 I could
detect another fighter at ranges up to 70 miles. The 104A's scope only
went out to 20 miles but it still beat the naked eye. Now a stealth
fighter wouldn't have this vulnerability, nor would it be detected at
night or in the weather until well after it detected an unstealthy
fighter.


How does a stealth fighter detect an unstealthy fighter?



Upon detection of a target one manuevers into the target's
stern and then - do what is necessary. One does not have to lock on to
do this. It is quite easy to determine the target's approximate course
by monitoring target motion on the radar scope and, after moving into
the stern quarter, determining his exact course and altitude is
simple. Most radar warning gear will not indicate AI scanning so the
target will be unaware what is happening. Of course if you are in an
IR equipped fighter the target's problem is even worse - his first
indication of a problem is when (if) his missile warning gear detects
a missile launch in his six.l
Walt BJ