Aircraft powerplant and plume infrared signature modelling and analysis

43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Meeting Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1397-1407

  Rao, G A ^a   Mahulikar, S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; INFRARED RADIATION; MISSILES; THERMAL PLUMES;

AIRCRAFT SUSCEPTIBILITY; EXHAUST PLUME; INFRARED SIGNATURES;

POWER PLANTS;

EID: 30744433385     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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