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Chapter 3: Flight Profiles & Envelopes

Altitudes, speeds and reference heights of the five platform types, the critical flight phases sharing the same vulnerability, and transiting threats not aimed at the own aircraft.

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3.1Altitudes, speeds and reference heights

Three reference altitudes determine where detection and defence do and do not work.

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3.2Critical flight phases

Take-off, climb, approach, landing and low-level flight share the same vulnerability as drone envelopes.

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3.3Transiting threats & deconfliction

Not every airborne threat targets the own aircraft — but that does not make it harmless.

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