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'''RADAR''' (short for '''Ra'''dio '''D'''etection '''a'''nd '''R'''anging) is a [[radio]]-based method for detecting the existence of distant [[aircraft]].  The term was coined at the beginning of World War II.  Radar was useful to the Allies in detecting [[German]] bombers.
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'''Radar''' (short for '''Ra'''dio '''D'''etection '''a'''nd '''R'''anging) is a [[radio]]-based method for detecting the existence of distant [[aircraft]].  The term was coined at the beginning of World War II.  Radar was useful to the Allies in detecting [[German]] bombers.
    
Radar works by bouncing radio waves off distant objects (such as aircraft) and timing their reflection. Conventional radar uses wavelengths on the range 40mm-60mm.
 
Radar works by bouncing radio waves off distant objects (such as aircraft) and timing their reflection. Conventional radar uses wavelengths on the range 40mm-60mm.
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