RCS Results for an Electrically Large Realistic Model Airframe
Keywords:
Method of moments, other asymptotic methods, RCS measurements, scattering/RCSAbstract
The accuracy with which MLFMM, PO and PO with SBR can calculate the RCS of a realistic electrically large model airframe is investigated. The target has a maximum electrical length of 106 lambda. An accurate 3D numerical model of the target was created using a laser scanner. The numerical results are validated against data measured in a compact range.
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