1st Edition
by Keith A. Rigby (Author)
From the earliest days of aviation
where the pilot would drop simple bombs by hand, to the highly agile,
stealthy aircraft of today that can deliver smart ordnance with extreme
accuracy, engineers have striven to develop the capability to deliver
weapons against targets reliably, safely and with precision.
Aircraft Systems Integration of Air-Launched Weapons
introduces the various aspects of weapons integration, primarily from
the aircraft systems integration viewpoint, but also considers key parts
of the weapon and the desired interactions with the aircraft required
for successful target engagement.
Key features:
- Addresses
the broad range of subjects that relate directly to the systems
integration of air-launched weapons with aircraft, such as the
integration process, system and subsystem architectures, the essential
contribution that open, international standards have on improving
interoperability and reducing integration costs and timescales
- Describes
the recent history of how industry and bodies such as NATO have driven
the need for greater interoperability between weapons and aircraft and
worked to reduce the cost and timescales associated with the systems
integration of complex air-launched weapons with aircraft
- Explores future initiatives and technologies relating to the reduction of systems integration costs and timescales
The
systems integration of air-launched weapons with aircraft requires a
multi-disciplinary set of engineering capabilities. As a typical
weapons integration life-cycle spans several years, new engineers have
to learn the skills required by on-the-job training and working with
experienced weapons integrators. Aircraft Systems Integration of Air-Launched Weapons
augments hands-on experience, thereby enabling the development of
subject matter expertise more quickly and in a broader context than
would be achieved by working through the life-cycle on one specific
project. This book also serves as a useful revision source for
experienced engineers in the field.
