MIL-HDBK-336-1, MILITARY HANDBOOK SURVIVABILITY, AIRCRAFT, NONNUCLEAR, GENERAL CRITERIA (VOLUME 1) (25 OCT 1982)., This is the first volume in a four-volume design handbook for nonnuclear survivability of military aircraft. Each volume is structured to be used in conjunction with the other three volumes, as needed, in the design process. This volume contains general information pertaining to vulnerability and survivability analysis techniques, weapon terminal effects, computer program descriptions, and basic subsystem design concepts. Volume 1 is arranged in a manner that allows the user to easily identify the specific information of interest. APPLICATION: The data contained in this design handbook have been arranged to support the development of both fixed and rotary wing military aircraft. Each has unique mission and performance characteristics that require specialized attention and design solutions. The subystem design categories have been established with these considerations in mind. For example, the power train and rotor blade subsystems deal primarily with military helicopter applications, while the launch/recovery systems deal with those subsystem elements for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft landing gear systems and for those systems related to the assisted takeoff (launching) and deceleration (recovery) methods most used by the Air Force and Navy fixed-wing aircraft.