26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-5.11.1

DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF A TOWED DECOY SYSTEM

M. C. Leijonhufvud, A. Lindberg
Saab AB, Sweden

Keywords: Wire Dynamics, Towed Decoy, Slipstream Interaction

A recently developed simulation tool for towed decoy systems is presented. Focus is both on the dynamics of the towed decoy as a separate system and on the interaction with the aircraft and the flow behind the aircraft where the slipstream from the engines and propellers play an important role.

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