Introduction to airborne radar

A great book because it explains everything about airborne radars in terms that you can understand and will enjoy reading about.This Classic First Edition was privately published by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1983. The first edition sold more than 40,000 copies. This book was the vision of Meade Livesay, veteran engineer and technical manager at Hughes and President of the Company's Radar Systems Group.In his view the dramatic advances in airborne radar technology during the past few decades had become so cloaked in technical jargon and complex mathematics that most laymen had completely lost touch with the field. Indeed, many engineers working at the fringes of, and even in, radar development didn't fully understand how the sophisticated new radars really worked.Countless articles and books had been written on the subject. But they were either too superficial for these peoples' needs or discouragingly technical. It was essential, Livesay believed, that this gap be filled. He selected a writer (George W. Stimson) whose skill at explaining complex technical concepts had served the company well over the years, offered whatever support was required, and commissioned the writing of this book.Happily, virtually all of our current radar technology is based upon relatively simple principles...principles which can be grasped by anyone who has gone as far as elementary algebra and knows a little trigonometry and physics. Having mastered these principles, one can acquire a sound physical understanding of even the most complex radar concepts.Accordingly, this book starts from scratch. In bite-size increments, it presents all of the information you need to understand the basic radar principles. Building on them, it systematically takes you to the point where you can talk on a solid footing with the radar experts and understand what they're up to.In 33 liberally illustrated chapters are presented the fundamentals of virtually all airborne radars.