THE STEALTH

AIRCRAFT

BY
E.PRIYANKA &
V.NANDANA
ECE -2ND YR
JBIET
INTRODUCTION CONTENTS
HOW TO GET STEALTHY???
HOW RADAR WORKS???
HOW STEALTH TECHNOLOGY WORKS ???
SHAPING OF THE AIRCRAFT
AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS DESIGN
MATERIALS OF AIRFRAME
DETECTION METHODS
BACKGROUND
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
FUTURE OF STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
REFERENCES
THANK YOU
 INTRODUCTION
STEALTH:
Refers to the act of
trying to hide or evade
detection.
STEALTH TECHNOLOGY:
Aims at reducing the
detection by radar or any
other electronic system.
Essentially deals with designs &
materials designed for military purposes.
 HOW TO GET STEALTHY???
To achieve optimal stealth properties
following signatures call for special attention:
 Radar cross-section (RCS)
Infrared signature (IR)
 Acoustic signature
Visual signature
 RF emissions
Plasma stealth
First two signatures are most important
in determining the position of stealth
aircraft in the space.
 HOW RADAR WORKS???
1) Magnetron generates
high-frequency radio
waves.
2) Duplexer switches
magnetron through
antenna.
3) Antenna acts as
transmitter sending
narrow beam of radio
waves through the air.
4) Radio waves hit enemy
airplane & reflect back.
 HOW RADAR WORKS???
5)
Antenna picks up
reflected waves during
break between
transmissions.
6)
Duplexer switches
antenna through
receiver.
7)
Computer in receiver
processes reflected
waves & draws them
on TV.
8)
Enemy plane shows up
on radar TV with other nearby targets.
 HOW STEALTH
TECHNOLOGY WORKS???
NORMAL AIRCRAFT STEALTH AIRCRAFT
 SHAPING OF THE AIRCRAFT
BODY PANEL DESIGN :
Composed of a number
of faceted panels.
CANTED VERTICAL
TAILS: The tails are
F-117 NIGHT HAWK
canted away from 90°.
PLANFORM
ALIGNMENT : Involves
using a small number of
surface orientations in
the shape of the
F-22 RAPTOR
structure.
 AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS DESIGN
INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION:
Presence of re-entrant triangles.
ENGINE:
Placed along the wing or
fuselage, with fine screens.
COCKPIT & WINDOWS :
Interiors have sharp corners
& reflective metal objects.
Radar absorbing treatments on windows.
DOOR EDGES :
Saw-tooth or diamond shaped edges.
REDUCED PAYLOAD :
Carry all armament internally.
 AIRFRAME
NON-METALLIC AIRFRAME :
Made up of dielectric
components.
RADAR ABSORBENT
SURFACES :Deflect
incoming radar waves &
reduce detection range.
RADAR ABSORBENT PAINT :
Contains tiny spheres coated with
carbonyl iron ferrite.
 DETECTION METHODS
Passive (multi-static) radar and
bi-static radar systems
Infra-red search and
track (IRST) systems
Wave length match
Over the horizon radar F-22 RAPTOR

Electro-magnetic emissions

F-35 LIGHTNING II
 BACKGROUND
HORTEN HO 229: First
true stealth aircraft flying
wing fighter-bomber in 1944.
F-117: Stealth attacker of BOEING X-45A

heavily defended targets in 1981.

B-2 SPIRIT :Designed to penetrate dense
anti-aircraft defenses in 1989.
F-22 RAPTOR : Superior fighter has
additional capabilities like ground attack,
electronic warfare,signals intelligence roles
built in 2004.
BOEING X-45 :Unmanned air combat
vehicle designed in 2002.
 ADVANTAGES
Replaces a large fleet of
conventional attack jets.
Strike capability deters
potential opponents from
attacking & keeps them in AVRO VULCAN
constant fear of strikes as they
never know if attack planes are underway.
Raids on important point targets.
Use of stealth aircraft forces opponent to
pursue the same, resulting in weakening
of economically inferior party.
 DISADVANTAGES
INSTABILITY OF DESIGN :
aerodynamically unstable
on all three axes & require
constant flight corrections .
DOGFIGHTING ABILITY :peculiar
shape reduces dogfighting ability.
VULNERABLE FLIGHT MODE:When
weapon bay doors open RCS,multiplies.
REDUCED PAYLOAD: Carry all
weapons internally,limits payload.
COST :high-maintenance equipment.
 FUTURE OF STEALTH
TECHNOLOGY
It is the future of air combat.
Will be incorporated in fighters &
bombers, ships, helicopters, tanks
& transport planes.
Increased use of
stealth technology is
proposed by many Air
Force Systems to be
major element in efforts to
enhance survivability for future
 REFERENCES
How Radar Works.
Available:http://www.explainthatstuff.com/ra
dar.html
Stealth Technology.
 Available:http://www.totalairdominance.50m
egs.com/articles/stealth.htm
How does stealth technology work?
 Available:http://people.howstuffworks.com/q
uestion69.htm
Stealth Technology
Available:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealt
h_technology
 THANK YOU!!!
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