<VV> Radar & Front Plates i.e. : "vertical reflecting surfaces"

[Charlie]

Unless that "tiny" ~ but vertical ~ plate of metal reflects directly back at
the signal's source, whereas the Corvair's curves deflect more of that
signal?

Notice that a "stealth" jet has all of its angles deflecting radar and other
signals off on an angle, and the vertices of those sides are very acute
angles?

This is because even a slightly flat edge, perpendicular to the signal
source will reflect something back, to be detected, right?

This "stealth effect" may be more pronounced on LM more than EM, and not as
pronounced as on an Aventador, but I've never had a EM into triple digits on
"revenue producing" roads.

Since the Corvair and the Eclipse Spyder, even more so, has few vertical
surfaces, the license plate gives radar a nice reflective surface,
especially with the reflective paint that is used to paint them.

PS: I hadn't thought of this until I did a LOT of research trying to fight
this ticket, and that's where I read the bit about license plates being
useful in radar ticket revenue. (LIDAR is apparently more susceptible to
such 'bounce' but is much more accurate, offsetting the problem.)  

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Frank DuVal
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 3:53 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Radar & Front Plates

What difference does a 12" x 8" or so aluminum plate on front of a mass 
of steel about 24" x 55" have on radar reflections?

Extremely minute!

Frank DuVal


On 12/8/2012 6:00 PM, Charlie wrote:
>
> I think the reason I never got a ticket before is that I usually have no
> front plate for radar to reflect back, and I was driving a rental with a
> front plate?
>
> Next time, I take the front plates off when cruising the insterstate
> 'revenue roads' !
>
> Charlie
>

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