| Author:
George W. Stimson, former Technical Manager,
Hughes Aircraft.
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The
most widely read book on airborne radar now
updated for the latest stealth, synthetic
aperture, EW and weather techniques.
First published
privately by Hughes Aircraft back in 1983, this
book rapidly became the best-selling work on the
subject; three printings and 40,000 copies! Such
acceptance was a tribute to the author's ability
to present a complex subject to engineers,
students, professional pilots, marketing
executives and others of varying technical
background.
The new edition has 30 percent new material (12
new chapters), making it the most timely book on
the subject. Over 1,100 multicolored graphics,
side notes and explanatory panels supplement the
text.
Nearly 700
pages include:
Radar
fundamentals
Frequencies, power, attenuation, noise, Doppler
shift, antenna directivity, radiation patterns,
electronic beam steering, angle measurement,
pulsed operation, detection range, ghosts, target
tracking, pulse compression, FM ranging, digital
filters, ground clutter.
Applications
Weather detection (thunderstorms, windshear),
navigational aid (Air Traffic Control),
anti-collision, ground mapping, reconnaissance and
surveillance, fighter/interceptor support, raid
assessment, target identification, fire control,
air-ground weapon delivery, search missions.
Air-To-Air Operation
Low, medium and high PRF's (pulse repetition
frequency), automatic tracking, single targets,
track-while-scan.
High Resolution Ground Mapping and Imaging
Synthetic array operating modes, multilook, beam
sharpening.
Electronic Warfare
Countermeasures (ECM), counter countermeasures
(ECCM), intelligence (ELINT), support measures
(ESM), radar warning receiver (RWR)
Advanced Concepts
Electronically steered phased array, antenna size
reduction, multiple frequency operation, advanced
waveform and mode control, low intercept,
processor architecture,
Representative Radar Systems
AWACS, Joint Stars, E-2C, F-22 Stealth Fighter,
F/A-18, F-16, F-4, B-2, B1B, Apache, C130J
Weather/Nav radar, commercial weather radar
(RDR-4B)
Plus reference data, symbols, and further
reading
| Introduction
to Airborne Radar
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672
Pages $139.00
Cat. No. ARAD-1
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