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Thanks!Good Work Mate! As-usual
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By the way, which missile is that which was fired at 1:40 - 1:52 and hit the flare ?
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?? The nose looks like a Hawk and the seat alignment is also similar to a Hawk.
Don't know if anyone else has picked this up:
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LCA taking out an off-boresight target using the DASH HMDS and R-73.
@sancho I'm sure you'd find this interesting.
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Look at this picture to realize how tiny they managed to make it. That's the Tejas parked near the navy's sea harriers. Both aircrafts have the same weight. But Tejas seems to be half the size, can carry more payload, and has more hardpoints. The small size and use of composites means a much lighter RCS.
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By the way the harriers are no big beasts either. Tejas would be almost negligibly small near an MKI or F-18.
use of composites eliminate stress concentration, brings down cost, shorter assemble time, ensure superior structural integrity and etc. but it's not a significant RCS reduction measure. goodday
use of composites eliminate stress concentration, brings down cost, shorter assemble time, ensure superior structural integrity and etc. but it's not a significant RCS reduction measure. goodday
use of composites eliminate stress concentration, brings down cost, shorter assemble time, ensure superior structural integrity and etc. but it's not a significant RCS reduction measure. goodday
the B-2's composite materials, special coatings and flying-wing design all contribute to its "stealthiness."
vertical tail fins are constructed of a composite (laminated plastic-type material) to reduce radar cross-section
composite materials can reduce heat transfer, resist conduction of electricity, limit reflection of radar waves, are flexible but strong, and can be fairly easily formed into complex shapes during manufacturing.
Most sources say that certain composite materials (dielectric ones) reflect radar waves far less than metal, and so reduce the RCS of the aircraft:
Stealth Aircraft
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Stealth Aircraft - Stealth Materials
The RCS reduction resulting from the use of composite materials may not be as significant as that resulting from stealth shaping. But surely they reflect less than metals.
Additionally, especially considering the future naval variant, Composites are immune to corrosion and when operating at sea level or at sea this is very important.
More important are RAM coatings of course, but replacing metalparts that reflects radar waves with composited will add to a lower RCS for sure too.
The post important part however is the design of the fighter and here LCA was clearly developed with a low RCS in mind, with the small size and the lack of additional control surfaces.
Salient points:
1. Agility
2. Asymmetric loading
3. Griffin LGB drop
4. IR missile launch and target chaff hit
5. Chaff disposal
6. nice views