2-31] SUMMARY 137 



Maximum Allowable Angle Tracking Lag: 0.25° during missile guid- 

 ance phase only 



Stabilization: Compatible with accuracy requirements and maneu- 

 vering characteristics listed in Table 2-5 



Display: Steering error signal display 



Aircraft roll and pitch (see Chap. 12) 



Additional tactical information as shown to be necessary 

 (see Chap. 12) 



Noise filtered to 1° rms 



Maximum signal information delay 0.5-1.0 second 

 Frequency: X band 



Power: Greater than 120 kw peak with a 24-inch diameter antenna 



Radar Type: Pulse 



2-31 SUMMARY 



The foregoing analyses have demonstrated the vast amount of systems 

 analysis that must precede the design of a successful airborne radar system 

 for a particular application. The length of this chapter is in itself testimony 

 to the possible complexities of such analyses. The drawing together and 

 rationalization of the important factors of an airborne radar application 

 problem is as difficult as it is necessary to proper system design. Moreover, 

 work of this nature should continue in parallel with the radar system design 

 to ensure that the radar design problem is always viewed in the light of 

 the most advanced understanding of the overall weapons system problem. 



Succeeding chapters of this book will break the radar design problem 

 into its component parts, with the general objective of showing how each 

 element of the radar — transmitter, propagation path, target, receiver, 

 data processing, and display — may be related to the overall functions and 

 requirements of the system. Where appropriate, the examples developed 

 in this chapter will be employed to develop further examples. 



