The tow target system is used not only in the experiments of new weapons but also in the training of army, even if it can be extended to civil domains (for example, aerial survey and aerial photographs). This paper presents a tow target system developed by Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics. At first, its composing and working process is presented. Then its characteristics are listed and compared with other tow target systems in the world. The tow target studied by us is a full-scale tow target, which can simulate the properties of a missile in microwave, infraredrays, laser and light. At the same time, it can measure vector quantity of missing the target at the condition for keeping a level flight at super-low altitude. It is air-worthy at super-altitude over the sea, with high precision in holding the highness. And it is easier to be put down and taken back and cheaper in price.
Journal of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Volume 34, Number 1, 2002
2002
110 pages
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English
Aircraft , Military Sciences , Aerial targets , Development , Towing aircraft , Towing , Weapons , Training , Army , Missiles , Microwaves , Laser , Light , Infrared rays , Vector quantization , Flight altitudes , Aerial surveys , Aerial photographs , Training aircraft , Foreign technology , Tow targets