Tactical Missile DesignThis is the first textbook offered for tactical missile design. It is oriented toward the needs of aerospace engineering students, missile engineers, and missile program managers. It is intended to provide a basis for including tactical missile design as part of the aerospace engineering curriculum, providing new graduates with the knowledge they will need in their careers. The author's decades of experience in the development of tactical missiles and their technologies is presented in an integrated handbook method for missile design. It uses simple closed-form analytical expressions that are physics-based to provide insight into the primary driving parameters. The text also provides example calculations of rocket-powered and ramjet-powered baseline missiles, typical values of missile parameters, examples of the characteristics of current operational missiles, discussion of the enabling subsystems and technologies of tactical missiles, and the current/projected state of the art of tactical missiles. Included with the text is a CD-ROM containing electronic versions of the figures; 15 videos showing examples of loading missiles, pilot actions, flight trajectories, countermeasures, etc.; and configuration sizing methods. |
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Aerodynamic Considerations in Tactical Missile Design | 17 |
Propulsion Considerations in Tactical Missile Design | 59 |
Weight Considerations in Tactical Missile Design | 89 |
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air-to-air aircraft airframe alternatives angle of attack Boattail boost booster burnout canard control carriage conceptual design control effectiveness control surface cost cruise deflection density diameter dynamic pressure equation example factor of safety figure fineness ratio flight control flight performance flight range flight trajectory fragment ft/s ft² fuel heading error higher hypersonic impact inlet insulation ISBN launch platform launcher lb/in³ leading edge lifting body loads Mach number maneuverability maneuvering maximum measures of merit miss distance missile design missile weight normal force normal force coefficient nose fineness nose tip Note nozzle oblique shock parameters pitching moment prediction propulsion radar radar cross section ramjet baseline rocket baseline missile scramjet seeker sensors shown in Fig specific impulse SRef static margin structure subsonic subsystems supersonic missiles tactical missiles tail control target TDome temperature thrust velocity warhead wing zero-lift drag coefficient