1

Stealth technology referred as VLO ie VERY LOW

OBSERVABLE TECHNOLOGY

Fighter

planes are made so they are harder to be

detected by the radar and other devices
The

first combat use of stealth aircraft was in

December 1989 during Operation Just Cause in
Panama
Well

known examples include the United States' F-117

Nighthawk (1980s-2008), the B-2 Spirit "Stealth
Bomber," and the F-22 Raptor
2

The

first true
"stealth" aircraft
may have been the
Horten Ho 229
flying wingfighterbomber, developed
in Germany during
the last years of
WWII.
SR

71 the first
Stealth airplane
launched. It is well
known as 'black
bird'.
3

The

goal ofstealth technologyis to make an airplane

invisible to radar
There

are two different ways to create invisibility:

1.The

airplane can be shaped so that any radar signals it

reflects are reflected away from the radar equipment.
2.The

airplane can be covered in materials that absorb radar

signals

stealth

aircraft has to be stealthy in six disciplines: radar,

infrared, visual, acoustic, smoke and contrail.
10/31/16

coventional aircraft

10/31/16

stealth fighter

The

shape should be flat or rectilinear and at the

same time oblique to the incoming waves
Another

method bounce back on a very limited

number of directions, maybe only one or two
a

compact, smoothly blended external geometry to

achieve a continuously varying curvature

RAM

Reffers to RADAR ABSORBENT MATERIALS

Most such material consists of an active ingredienta

dielectric, such as carbon, or magnetic ferriteswhich
is moulded into a non-lossy dielectric matrix, usually a
plastic of some kind.

RAS

reffers to RADAR ABSORBENT STRUCTURE

To

achieve a high degree of absorption over a wide

bandwidth is to use honeycomb structure

Active

cancellation is a
theoretical military
jammingsystem
that involves the
sampling of an
incoming radar
signal, analyzing
it, then returning
ths signal slightly
out of phase, thus
"cancelling" it out.

Plasma

stealthis a proposed process that uses

ionized gas (plasma) to reduce the
radar cross se ction(RCS) of anaircraft.
conductivity

of the plasma allows it to interact

strongly with the incoming radio wave, but the
wave can be absorbed and converted into
thermal energy rather than reflected.
plasma

might also be used to modify the

reflected waves to confuse the opponent's radar
system
Absorption

of EM RADIATION by plasma stealth

9

Passive

IR detection devices rely on the fact that every atom of

matter, including clouds and rain, continuously sends out
electromagnetic radiation at an IR wavelength which corresponds to
its temperature.
For

aircraft detection, IR seekers look for contrasts between hot

parts on the airframe

In

engine exhausts, carbon dioxide produces most of the IR

signature at 4.2 microns
IR

sensors can 'see' at two different wavelengths, (medium: 3-5

microns and long:8-14 microns) to provide good target
discrimination.

10

to

degrading the performance of IRST systems is to

ensure that the exhaust dissipates as quickly as
possible after leaving the aircraft.
Some of the techniques are follows
1.engines can be fitted with flow mixers to blend the
cold bypass air with the hot air that passes through the
combustor and the turbine
2.The

exhausts geometry can be adapted to a wide and

flat shape
3.Interaction

between the exhaust stream and the

airflow over the aircraft can be engineered to create an
additional vortex which further promotes mixing

11

Over-the-horizon

radaris a design
concept that increases radar's
effective range over conventional
radar
It

is claimed that the Australian

JORN
Jindalee Operational Radar Networ
k
can overcome certain stealth
characteristics.
It

is claimed that the HF frequency

used and the method of bouncing
radar from ionosphere overcomes
the stealth characteristics of the
F-117A.
12

stealth aircraft have

been used in
conflicts, including
Operation Desert Stor
m
,Operation Allied
Forceand the2003
invasion of Iraq.
employed

to strike
high-value targets

13

NOT
STEALTH

DO NOT HAVE BAY DOORS

STEALTH

THE TWO SIDE-BAY

DOORS ARE OPEN HERE
14

Stealth

technology referred as VLO ie VERY LOW OBSERVABLE

TECHNOLOGY
first

true "stealth" aircraft may have been theHorten Ho 229flying

wing
The

goal ofstealth technologyis to make an airplane invisible to radar

RAM

reffers to RADAR ABSORBENT MATERIALS .RAM Reffers to

RADAR ABSORBENT MATERIALS .
Active

cancellation is a theoretical military jammingsystem

Plasma

stealthis a proposed process that uses ionized gas (plasma) to

reduce theradar cross se ction(RCS) of anaircraft.
to

degrading the performance of IRST systems is to ensure that the

exhaust dissipates as quickly as possible after leaving the aircraft.
Over-the-horizon

radaris a design concept that increases radar's

effective range over conventional radar

15

16

10/31/16

17

18