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Which type of electromagnetic waves are used in aircraft navigation radar systems?

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**Hertz experiment** produced radio waves using spark gap LC oscillator, detected with loop antenna, confirming Maxwell's prediction, frequency ≈10⁸ Hz, wavelength ≈3 m, demonstrating EM waves travel at c, transverse, can be reflected, refracted, polarized. Microwaves, due to their short wavelengths, are suitable for radar systems used in aircraft navigation. Using c = fλ, E₀/B₀ = c, I_d = ε₀ dΦ_E/dt, and spectrum classification λ = c/f, evaluation yields Microwaves, illustrating EM wave transverse nature and Maxwell's displacement current concept.

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