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Originally Posted by GabAlmighty
Not 100% true there Soundy. Your explanation of Radar is spot on but there are ways for it to correctly identify which plane is which. It all depends on the type of transponder that the aircraft has, be in mode A, C, or S. Mode A; if I remember correctly just fires back a target with altitude to the radar station. Mode C you'll get speed, altitude. Mode S you get pretty much errthang concerning the aircraft.
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I was over-simplifying, of course... but as with other methods, IDENTIFYING the plane still relies on the plane's own systems working properly. RADAR by itself can only tell you there's an object there, and some basic information about its position and trajectory.