carlo@gaia.gcs.oz.au (Carlo Kopp) (02/15/91)
From: Carlo Kopp <carlo@gaia.gcs.oz.au> [mod.note: I don't think this qualifies as a commercial posting; the charge would appear to be about a break-even rate, and I don't see this as anything different than recommending any other tech. reference source. If anyone objects, please let me know. - Bill ] If you are interested in purchasing photocopies of any of these articles, fax your mailing address, selection of article (speci- fying the issue, format is MM/YY) and credit card particulars to +61-6-288-2021 (Canberra, Australia). If you are seeking a large number of copies, you may negotiate a discount. Standard charge for one article only is $5.00. SUMMARY OF PAST ARTICLES By Carlo Kopp (1980-1991) (C) AUSTRALIAN AVIATION Ph: 61-6-288-1677 Fax: 61-6-288-2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------- AEW&AWACS Pt 1 3/89 - Discussion of airborne radar and AEW/AWACS design, performance and tactical application issues. Comparison of Pulse Doppler, MTI systems, prop and jet airframes. AEW&AWACS Pt 2 5/89 - Australian air defence environment, NADACS, Jindalee, perspective view of AEW/AWACS in Australian environment. AGM-84 Harpoon & SLAM 3/88 - Detailed technical, historical and tactical analysis of the AGM- 84 family of missiles, including cutaway. AGM-130 & AGM-136 5/88 - Technical and tactical analysis of AGM-130 powered glidebomb and AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow loitering anti-radiation missile. AIM-120 Amraam 9/86 - Detailed historical, technical and tactical analysis of Amraam missile, including photographic spread of seeker internals and cutaway. Antishipping Weapons 6/83 - Broad review and discussion of weapon and guidance types used for antishipping role. Boeing B-52 & Rockwell B-1A 11/86 - Discussion of the evolution of USAF philosophy on long range de- fence penetrator design, with historical and technical discussion of B-52 and B-1A. Includes review of B-52 defensive avionics and cutaway. Composites 12/80 - Very early technical review of the application of composite ma- terials to aircraft structural design. Computer Technology Pt 1 1/86 - Historical and technical review of the evolution of analogue and digital computer system application to tactical aircraft weapon system design, including some discussion of F-111D and F/A-18A. Computer Technology Pt 2 3/86 - Discussion of application of AI and expert system technology to airborne weapon system design. Cruise Missiles Pt 1 9/85 - Historical, technical and tactical/strategic analysis of AGM-86 ALCM including discussion of Tercom/inertial guidance system and SAC ALCM operations. Cruise Missiles Pt 2 11/85 - Historical, technical and tactical/strategic analysis of AGM/BGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM/GLCM family of missiles including dis- cussion of proposed air and ground launched conventional deriva- tives. Electro-optical Systems 3/84 - Technical discussion of basic design principles used in thermal imaging and television systems, including review of then current Flir and TV systems. Evading the Guided Missile 7/87 - Detailed discussion of limitations to missile performance, manoeuvre techniques applicable to the evasion of various types of air and surface launched guided missiles and discussion of relevant aircraft manoeuvring performance parameters. GD F-111 Profile 6/84 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of F-111 weapons sys- tem, including detailed discussion of RAAF operations with air- craft, and simulated strike mission. Includes a cutaway and technical analysis of AVQ-26 Pave Tack pod. Gulf Crisis - Order of Battle 11/90 - Technical analysis of Iraqi air and air defence force inventory, with review of weapon types and capability. Heat-Seeking Missile Guidance 3/82 - Technical discussion of basic design principles used in rotating reticle infra-red seekers, including a detailed discussion of target infra-red signature. and diagrams of seeker internals. High Energy Laser Weapons 12/81 - Technical review of design issues involved in applying high ener- gy lasers to the destruction of airborne targets, includes review of USAF ALL program. Integrated Flight and Fire Control 9/82 - Technical discussion of design issues associated with integrating fire control and flight control systems in tactical aircraft, in- cludes review of USAF IFFC/Firefly program. Laser Guidance 9/81 - Technical discussion of design issues associated with semi-active laser homing weapons, including detailed analysis of TI GBU- 10/12/14 Paveway II and summaries on Copperhead and Hellfire. Lockheed F-117A 12/90 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of F-117A Stealth Fighter, includes cutaway and three view drawing. Man Portable SAMs Pt 1 7/89 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of RBS-70, Blowpipe and Stinger MP SAMs. Man Portable SAMs Pt 2 9/89 - Technical review of SA-7 and SA-14, discussion of defensive meas- ures for various types of aircraft and comparison table of vari- ous MP SAM types. MDC F-15 Eagle Profile 9/84 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of F-15 Eagle, in- cluding cutaway, performance comparison tables and colour photo spread. MDC F-15E Strike Eagle 3/85 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of F-15E weapon sys- tem, including colour 3-view diagram and photographs of SAR radar imagery. MDC F-4G Wild Weasel 7/86 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of F-4G defence suppression system, including review of Vietnam F-105G and EF-4C operations. Mid Life Refits 5/86 - Discussion of random and wearout failure mechanisms in aircraft subsystems, supportability constraints, MTBF, MTTR and availabil- ity. Review of F-14D and other then current refit programs. MiG-29 Fulcrum 6/90 - Historical review of Soviet jet fighter development, historical, technical and tactical analysis of Fulcrum A. Includes cutaway, detail photos and performance comparison table. Naval Air Defence 9/83 - Review of hard kill naval air defence weapons, including SAM sys- tems and AAA systems. Northrop B-2A 3/90 - Historical and technical review of development project and dis- cussion of political debate over program. Includes performance comparison tables and analysis of aircraft role. Optical Warfare Pt 1 11/89 - Detailed technical discussion of infra-red tracker design princi- ples and their application to IRS&T systems and missile seekers. Countermeasures to trackers and discussion of IRS&T application to air superiority operations. Optical Warfare Pt 2 1/90 - Technical discussion of thermal imaging systems, missile seekers and optical countermeasures, including infrared jammers for use in aircraft and helicopters. RAAF B-707 Tanker program 5/90 - Historical review of and technical analysis of RAAF Boeing 707- 338 tanker upgrade program. Includes cutaway of Mk.32B refuelling pod and review of mission avionic package. Radar Missile Guidance 6/82 - Discussion of guidance principles used for semi-active and active radar guided missiles. Rockwell B-1B 3/87 - Detailed historical, technical and tactical analysis of B-1B weapon system, including cutaway. RWR and DECM 9/88 - Discussion of basic design principles used in radar warning re- ceivers and defensive jamming systems, including discussion of various jamming techniques and their effects on victim systems. Includes historical review of EW operations, technical analysis of F-111 EW systems and table of SAM threats including associated radar types. Soviet Maritime Strike 7/88 - Historical and technical review of Soviet anti-shipping weapons and their tactical application. Includes detailed discussion of Backfire/Kitchen and Echo 2/Bear/Shaddock weapon systems. Stealth Technology 5/87 - Technical discussion of radar and infrared signature reduction techniques and their impact upon airframe/system design and pene- tration tactics. Includes frequency band designation table and diagram of aircraft IR signature sources. Submunition Dispensing PGMs 9/84 - Technical discussion of AGM-109H MRASM, CAM, Axe, DARPA Assault Breaker/Pave Mover, GD TGSM, Avco Skeet, JSTARS and JTACMS. In- cludes discussion of automatic target recognition and photos from original Assault Breaker trials. Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker 5/90 - Historical, technical and tactical analysis of Flanker. Includes cutaway and discussion of air war strategy issues resulting from deployment of Flanker. Tankers as Force Multipliers 6/90 - Historical review of AAR system development and discussion of currently deployed systems. The Anatomy of a Tacjammer 1/89 - Detailed historical, technical and tactical analysis of EA-6B and EF-111A, including review of ALQ-99 subsystems and proposed up- grades. Tupolev Tu-95 Bear 11/87 - Historical and technical analysis of the Bear family of strategic aircraft, including reference table of currently used versions. USAF Close Air Support 9/90 - Detailed historical review, technical and tactical analysis of USAF CAS operations, Fairchild A-10, GD F-16 and other CAS propo- sals. Includes A-10 cutaway.