International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 26-29, 1998 / Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California / Instrumenting the operational B-2 Strategic Bomber presents some unique problems. For
example, the requirement to remain operational dictates that the aircraft must retain its
stealth characteristics. This means traditional antennas cannot simply be attached to the
airframe. A solution to this problem is an antenna designed with stealth, or Low
Observable (LO), attributes. Stealth is not an absolute; it is relative. Therefore, antenna
design becomes a balancing act between the LO relativity, antenna directivity, and
antenna gain. Weapons testing is an additional concern, where instrumented ordinances
transmit data that must be monitored real-time prior to launch. Stealth vehicles must carry
weapons internally, restricting the Radio Frequency (RF) transmission of telemetered
data from the weapon. With the development of future stealthy conveyances, such as the
F-22, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), ground, and ocean-going craft, these concerns will
become even more prevalent.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/607357 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Reighter, Greg |
| Contributors | Whiteman Air Force Base |
| Publisher | International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Proceedings |
| Rights | Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Relation | http://www.telemetry.org/ |
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