A Case Study of the Beam Stabilization and Ground Clutter Measurement by a Cargo Aircraft Flight Trials

Abstract

This paper describes an airborne radar beam stabilization and clutter measurement result by flight trials using a cargo aircraft(C-130H). We installed the radar demonstrator on the ramp door in C-130H aircraft. Radar beam stabilization function was checked during the platform maneuvering. Ground clutter was measured in backward direction during flight trials. The measured data compared with the simulated results generated by the ground clutter model using the selected radar waveform. Through this case study, we validate that the beam stabilization function and ground clutter model is reasonable and a cargo aircraft can be used for further radar flight trials.