Andy asks:
This question just popped into my head, and I wonder if there are any ex-military radar engineers who can answer it.......
On the AWACS aircraft, the antenna is mounted atop the aircraft... When it looks , the aircraft wings and fuselage have got to be blocking the emission, as well as the return, for a part of the scan.... Or , at least, distorting the angular information in the return....
So, my question is, how does the system compensate for this ?
Andy, ex-radar systems engineer.... retired