F-4B and F-8 Flare Effectiveness Against the ATOLL Missile (AA-2)

Abstract

The effectiveness of flares as a countermeasure for the ATOLL missile was investigated for the F-4B and F-8 aircraft. Many different flare ejection times for each value of missile launch range, launch aspect angle, target maneuver, and ejection direction were examined by digital simulation. Although in most cases the flare effectively counters the ATOLL, many cases required that the flare, to be effective, had to be ejected within a narrow time interval.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0517147

Entities

People

  • Clair M. Loughmiller
  • Harold Toothman

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Aspect Angle
  • Combustion
  • Computer Simulations
  • Detectors
  • Ignition Lag
  • Infrared Flares
  • Intensity
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Radiant Intensity
  • Simulations
  • Target Seekers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.