The First Edition

In 1985, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) published the first textbook on aircraft combat survivability entitled “The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design” as part of their new Educational Series. Dr. Robert E. Ball, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Naval Postgraduate School, was the author.

The 1985 textbook presents the fundamentals of the aircraft combat survivability design discipline. It provides the reader with the history, concepts, terminology, facts, procedures, requirements, measures, methodology, and the technology for the nonnuclear combat survivability analysis and design of both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. It is also applicable to uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs) and guided missiles. Approximately 10,000 copies of the book have been sold in five printings.