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STEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Presented By

SUPREETH.S
(4MH07ME047)

Mysore, karnataka
 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

HISTORY

CASE STUDY:F-117 NIGHTHAWK

 RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS

 ADVANTAGES

LIMITATIONS

CONCLUSION

FUTURE STEALTH TECHNOLOGY

REFERENCES / BIBLIOGRAPHY
 INTRODUCTION

What is Stealth Technology ?

 Stealth is a technique in which we can make any object invisible.

 Stealth is an important technology which used in military operations.

 Stealth technology also known as LO technology (low observable

technology)
 HISTORY

The first "stealth" aircraft have been developed in Germany during

the last years of WWII.

This technique has also

been used in ships.

Later americans worked on stealth technology

And suceeded.
 RADAR CROSS-
SECTION
REDUCTIONS

Almost since the invention of radar, various

techniques have been tried to minimize
detection.
Some of the techniques used for this purpose
are:
1. vehicle shape
2. radar absorbing material
STEALTH VECHICLE SHAPES & DESIGN

It should be coated with the Radar Absorbing Materials.

It’s tail should kept an ACUTE angle.

Planes wings has to kept at Angle.

Design of Nose.

Stealth aircraft must bury the Engines within the wing or fuselage.
A corner reflector is a retroreflector
consisting of three mutually perpendicular,
intersecting flat surfaces, which reflects
electromagnetic waves back towards the
source.
Difference between conventional &
stealth aircraft design

When we are using normal shape

While we use Stealth Technology

CASE STUDY ON NIGHTHAWK PLANES
 Nighthawk design

Crew One

Length 19.4m (63ft 9in)

Height 3.9m (12ft 9in)

Weight 23,625kg (52,500lb)

Angle of Sweep of Delta Wing 67°

 A: Two imaging B: The edges of the F- C: The unique arrow
infrared turrets are 1 17's cockpit canopy, shape of the F-117 is
recessed into the nose like all surfaces on the naturally unstable.
of the F-1 17. One aircraft , have no right- Stability is maintained
looks forward to angles-these are strong by computerized fly-
acquire targets; the reflectors of radar. by-wire controls.
other is on the
underside and is used
for tracking and laser
designators .

D: Bombs are strong E: The Nighthawk's F: it is kept at an angle

radar reflectors, so the twin General Electric in order to reduce the
F-1 17 carries its engines are buried detected by the radar.
weapons internally. deep in the fuselage.
The bomb doors only They have shallow
open for a moment exhausts, which cool
when the warload is and deflect the exhaust
released. gases upward to
minimize heat
emissions.
NORMAL FIGHTER PLANE SHOWING THE
ENGINE

ENGINES OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE COVERED

EXHAUST PLUME OF A NORMAL PLANE

STEALTH AIRCRAFT WITHOUT

EXHAUST
Sensors
 For navigation and weapon aiming, the aircraft is equipped with a forward-
looking infrared (FLIR) and a downward-looking infrared (DLIR) sensors

It consist of four probes at the nose.

COCKPIT
 HEAD UP DISPLAY

The cockpit has Head-up display.

equipped with large video monitors.

The cockpit has a full-colour moving map.

FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
Before flight, mission data is downloaded on to
the IBM AP-102 mission control computer, which
integrates it with the navigation and flight controls
to provide a fully automated flight management
system.
 What is Radar Absorbing
Materials (Stealth)?

Nanostructural composite
material, absorbing
without reflection radar wave.

Magnetic ferrite-based substance

RAM reduces the radar cross

section making the object appear
smaller.
B-2 STEALTH BOMBER
 PLASMA
STEALTH

In this stealth the

aircraft injects a
stream of ionized
gas which envelopes
the aircraft due to
which most of the

radar wave are

observe this make
the aircraft
completely invisible
 ADVANTAGE

Stealth aircraft are invisable to radar.

Develop the military secretes.

Saving military budget.

 DISADVANTAGE
Stealth technology has its own disadvantages like other
technologies.
Stealth aircraft cannot fly as fast or is not maneuverable like
conventional aircraft.
Another serious disadvantage with the stealth aircraft is the
reduced amount of payload it can carry.
On the other hand a conventional aircraft can carry much more
payload than any stealth aircraft of its class.
Cost of maintenance
 CONCLUSION
Stealth technology is a techniques used
with Aircrafts, ships order to make them
less visible to radar.

Need of Stealth Technology very

importance in military field.
 REFERENCE:
•Future Flight: The Next Generation of Aircraft Technology, William D. Siuru ,
Jhon D. Busick, Published 1933 McGrew-Hill Professional, 194 pages, ISBN
0830643761
•Have Blue and the F-117A: Evolution of “Stealth Fighter”, By David C.
Aronstein, Albert C Piccirillo, Published 1997 American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics, 305 pages, ISBN 1563472457
•Stealth technology: The Art of Back Magic, By J. Jones, Matt Thunder
•http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/6583/projects.html
•http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stealth_aitcraft
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-117_Nighthawk
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