Survivability and Stealth Design of Military Aircraft

Author: Zhang Kao
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book discusses the concept of military aircraft survivability, the main factors affecting survivability, and the calculation (or assessment) methods of aircraft survivability in different hostile environments. The book explores the relationship between aircraft stealth technology and survivability, and introduces the specific applications and effects of various stealth technologies on multiple foreign stealth aircraft. By analyzing the theoretical aspects of survivability or the design philosophies of current and developmental stealth aircraft, it can be demonstrated that reducing the aircraft's sensitivity to various remote sensing signals, especially radar signals, is a crucial approach to enhancing aircraft survivability. Therefore, starting from Chapter 4, the book focuses on the topic of aircraft-radar countermeasures. In the final chapter, it provides a detailed discussion of the fundamental design principles for reducing aircraft radar cross-section (RCS). In this chapter, the author not only proposes several fundamental principles that aircraft must adhere to in countering radar but also provides specific methods for determining the geometric parameters of low RCS shapes for the aircraft and its components, as well as the locations for applying radar-absorbent materials. Most of the key parameters or curves related to stealth design in the book are based on experimental evidence. The experiments were conducted on foreign aircraft or components. This book can serve as a reference for researchers in fields such as aircraft design, aerodynamics, and combat effectiveness analysis, as well as a textbook for graduate students in the aforementioned disciplines.