cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/64612634

Error in the text: 1000mW laser with 532nm wavelength which is green light.

1000nm light is infrared.

  • notabot@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    16 days ago

    It’s not that it messes with their guidance, but the materials the cockpit windows are made of scintillate when hit with a laser, make it impossible for the pilot to see out. It’s a problem at altitude, and could easily cause a crash at low altitude when approaching landing.