Title: Nap-of-the-earth - Wikipedia
Headings: Nap-of-the-earth
Nap-of-the-earth
Contents
Purpose
Sensors for NOE
Helicopter NOE flying
Height above ground level
See also
References

Content: Fast jets are more constrained and at a typical low-flying speed of 450 knots (800 km/h), 200 feet (60 m) is not unusual and 50 feet (15 m) is possible in relatively flat terrain. Power wires are a danger to all aircraft flying at low level and "wire strikes" are common, such as the Cavalese cable car disaster. Special maps are produced that plot the routes of these wires but these are difficult to keep up-to-date, especially for foreign/enemy countries. Pilots are trained to scan for the pylons or power-poles that support these wires, because they can be seen at a distance where the wires themselves cannot. See also
Sea skimming (missiles)
Terrain-following radar
Radar altimeter
Low flying military training
References
^ a b c Helicopters at War - Blitz Editions, Bookmart Limited, 1996, ISBN 1-85605-345-8
^ Nelson, Dean; Pearlman, Jonathan (17 March 2014). " Missing Malaysia plane flew at 5,000ft and used 'terrain masking' to avoid radar detection". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.