Tactical Missile Design (Aiaa Education Series)

This 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 36 years of experience in the development of tactical missiles and their technologies are 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. cover......Page 1 title page......Page 4 foreword......Page 10 Table of Contents......Page 12 Preface......Page 16 1. Introduction/Key Drivers in the Design Process......Page 20 2. Aerodynamic Considerations in Tactical Missile Design......Page 36 3. Propulsion Considerations in Tactical Missile Design......Page 78 4. Weight Considerations in Tactical Missile Design......Page 108 5. Flight Performance Considerations in Tactical Missile Design......Page 134 6. Measures of Merit and Launch Platform Integration......Page 148 7. Sizing Examples......Page 204 8. Development Process......Page 238 9. Summary and Lessons Learned......Page 252 A. Nomenclature......Page 264 B. Acronyms......Page 270 C. Conversion Factors......Page 273 References......Page 276 Index......Page 280