Of the council of clan
29-09-2003, 05:21
"The MH-73 Night Owl is an innovative and groundbreaking development in the field of personnel transport helicraft. With a stealthy design based on the the RAH-66 Comanche's stealth body form but with the capacity to bear as many men as any modern medium-lift helicopter. The Night Owl is ideal for Special Operations employments for the insertion of significant covert might deep behind enemy lines with a minimized chance of detection. Special design features enhance the capabilities and decrease the dangers and maintenance issues that are normally faced with such craft. The MH-73 promises to revolutionize modern airborne covert operations forces."
The Night Owl borrows the Stacked-rotor system from the Russian Kamov line, which allows the MH-73 to drop the tail rotor that otherwise presents an issue for RCS reductions.
The pilot and co-pilot sit side by side on armour protected seats. The other two crew members are seated in armored seats at their stations. The forward hinged doors are jettisonable. Meanwhile, the heated and ventilated main cabin can accommodate up to 20 armed troops, who are protected by a layer of Kevlar/SilkArmor Interwoven Ballistic Protection Material (K/SA I-BPM) and a layer of steel plating.
Engines:
Type: 2 x GE T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines
Take-off rating: 1,260kW each
Range: 400-550 statute miles (without external tanks)
Cruise Speed: 184 mph / 296 km/h / 160 kts
MAX Speed (DO NOT EXCEED): 219mph / 353km/h / 190 kts
Vertical rate of climb (95% MRP):
4000' 95°F 1,600 fpm
2000' 70°F 2,800 fpm
SLS 3,000+ fpm
MAX Ceiling: 20,000 ft ASL (Above Sea Level)
Dimensions
Main rotor diameter: 16.36m
Overall length with rotors turning: 19.76m
Height to top of rotor head: 4.12m
Length of fuselage: 15.26m
Cabin volume: 11.6m^3
Empty Weight: 12,200lbs
Max Weight: 19,000lbs
Primary Function: Covert Infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions.
ARMAMENT: Twin, retractable ------ Gatling guns that sit in covered bays on the belly of the aircraft during standard operations.
Bolt on wings much like the Comanche's are possible as well, and the Night Owl maintains the weapons pylon attachment sites of the H-60 series.
GUN Options:
1) Army M134 (AKA: Air Force GAU-2B/A; Navy GAU-17A) 7.62mm "minigun" with flash-suppressor (Standard door gun on Blackhawk series. Can be internally or externally mounted (not under-nose).
Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/m134.htm
2) GAU-19/A 12.6mm (.50 cal) Externally Mounted Gatling Gun
Info:
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/2002/arm_systems/pdf-name/GAU-19%20Ext%20Mounted.pdf (64k PDF)
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/lethality/gau-19_externalmount/gau-19_external.htm
3) XM301 20mm Gatling Gun (on Comanche)
Info:
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/lethality/comanche/comanche.htm
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/lethality/xm301/xm301.htm
MANNING:
Crew: 2 pilots, one flight engineer and one gunner (4 total)
Passengers: 14 Fully-equipped Soldiers (20 with weapons and combat-packs only)
FEATURES:
Mission Capabilities
* VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment)
* Strike Rescue
* Special Warfare Support (SWS),
* MEDEVAC
* Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)
* Anti-surface Strike
* Covert recovery of sensor torpedoes, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and unmanned undersea vehicles
* Noncombatant evacuation operations
Mission Systems
* Aircraft Survivability Systems
* Infrared (IR) Jamming System
* Chaff and Flare Dispensers (2)
* Radar Warning Receiver
* Emergency Locator
* Hover IR Suppressor System
* Wire Strike Protection Systems (incl. Line Cutter)
* Advanced Flight Controls
* Marinized Materials (Approved for naval operations)
* Automatic Main Rotor Fold (for rapid stowage)
* Rapid Folding Tail Pylon (for rapid stowage)
* Rotor Brake System
* In-Flight Refueling Capability
* Fuel-Dumping Capability
Communications Systems
* Dual UHF/VHF/FM Radios
* HF Radio
* IFF
* VHF/UHF/HF/IFF Crypto Computers
Navigation Systems
* VHF/UHF DF
* TACAN
* TACNAV
* Doppler Radar
* Radar Altimeter
* Embedded GPS/INS
* FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) Integrated Targeting and Guidance Systems
Tactical Data Systems
* Dual, Redundant Mission Computers
* Digital Data Bus Architecture (MIL-STD-1553B)
* Multi-function Keypad Access
* Cockpit Video Displays
* Two "smart" Multi-Function Displays (SMFD)
* Two Multi-Function Displays (MFD)
* Limited Hands On Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) capability
* Two mission computers and a flight control computer.
Mission Subsystems
* 9,000 Pound Capacity External Cargo Hook
* Night Vision Goggle Compatible Lighting
* Rescue Hoist
* Automatic Approach, Coupled Hover, Automatic Departure
Weapon System Compatibility (Ext. Mount Pylons)
* Various Machine Guns
* 2.75" Rockets
* Stinger Missile
* Maverick
* Hellfire II Missile (various makes)
Each SMFD presents flight instrument, warning/caution/advisory (WCA), navigation, and engine information, while each MFD presents aircraft system, detailed WCA, and mission information. Particularly noteworthy, is the novel WCA system which breaks the paradigm of the standard caution/advisory panel, incorporating logic, prioritization, and graphics functions during WCA processing and display on the MFD's.
The Night Owl will be able to operate day or night, under adverse weather conditions, including flight in light icing. The helicopter will be compatible with all current and future Aircraft Carriers, CLF, and ATF ships to include fitting inside the hangars of all CLF ships without ship alteration. The helicopter will be capable of operating over all designated ship hover areas, both day and night, and be compatible for limited operation aboard both aviation and air capable ships proportionate with a fixed fore-to-aft wheelbase of 29 feet.
The Blackhawk-style tail wheel, positioned further aft, allows for a steeper landing approach to a confined area. The Night Owl’s larger cabin (as in Western Asia’s Nighthawk) will enable it to carry more troops; its two larger cargo doors will allow more rapid deployment of the rigid inflatable boats for Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) type team members. The Night Owl also will be more crash-worthy than the standard UH-60, and will be fitted with better self-sealing fuel tanks capable of withstanding rounds up to 7.62 mm. The external stores support system installed on the Night Owl will allow more fuel and weapons to be carried.
The Night Owl borrows the Stacked-rotor system from the Russian Kamov line, which allows the MH-73 to drop the tail rotor that otherwise presents an issue for RCS reductions.
The pilot and co-pilot sit side by side on armour protected seats. The other two crew members are seated in armored seats at their stations. The forward hinged doors are jettisonable. Meanwhile, the heated and ventilated main cabin can accommodate up to 20 armed troops, who are protected by a layer of Kevlar/SilkArmor Interwoven Ballistic Protection Material (K/SA I-BPM) and a layer of steel plating.
Engines:
Type: 2 x GE T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines
Take-off rating: 1,260kW each
Range: 400-550 statute miles (without external tanks)
Cruise Speed: 184 mph / 296 km/h / 160 kts
MAX Speed (DO NOT EXCEED): 219mph / 353km/h / 190 kts
Vertical rate of climb (95% MRP):
4000' 95°F 1,600 fpm
2000' 70°F 2,800 fpm
SLS 3,000+ fpm
MAX Ceiling: 20,000 ft ASL (Above Sea Level)
Dimensions
Main rotor diameter: 16.36m
Overall length with rotors turning: 19.76m
Height to top of rotor head: 4.12m
Length of fuselage: 15.26m
Cabin volume: 11.6m^3
Empty Weight: 12,200lbs
Max Weight: 19,000lbs
Primary Function: Covert Infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions.
ARMAMENT: Twin, retractable ------ Gatling guns that sit in covered bays on the belly of the aircraft during standard operations.
Bolt on wings much like the Comanche's are possible as well, and the Night Owl maintains the weapons pylon attachment sites of the H-60 series.
GUN Options:
1) Army M134 (AKA: Air Force GAU-2B/A; Navy GAU-17A) 7.62mm "minigun" with flash-suppressor (Standard door gun on Blackhawk series. Can be internally or externally mounted (not under-nose).
Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/m134.htm
2) GAU-19/A 12.6mm (.50 cal) Externally Mounted Gatling Gun
Info:
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/2002/arm_systems/pdf-name/GAU-19%20Ext%20Mounted.pdf (64k PDF)
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/lethality/gau-19_externalmount/gau-19_external.htm
3) XM301 20mm Gatling Gun (on Comanche)
Info:
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/lethality/comanche/comanche.htm
http://www.gdatp.com/Products/lethality/xm301/xm301.htm
MANNING:
Crew: 2 pilots, one flight engineer and one gunner (4 total)
Passengers: 14 Fully-equipped Soldiers (20 with weapons and combat-packs only)
FEATURES:
Mission Capabilities
* VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment)
* Strike Rescue
* Special Warfare Support (SWS),
* MEDEVAC
* Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)
* Anti-surface Strike
* Covert recovery of sensor torpedoes, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and unmanned undersea vehicles
* Noncombatant evacuation operations
Mission Systems
* Aircraft Survivability Systems
* Infrared (IR) Jamming System
* Chaff and Flare Dispensers (2)
* Radar Warning Receiver
* Emergency Locator
* Hover IR Suppressor System
* Wire Strike Protection Systems (incl. Line Cutter)
* Advanced Flight Controls
* Marinized Materials (Approved for naval operations)
* Automatic Main Rotor Fold (for rapid stowage)
* Rapid Folding Tail Pylon (for rapid stowage)
* Rotor Brake System
* In-Flight Refueling Capability
* Fuel-Dumping Capability
Communications Systems
* Dual UHF/VHF/FM Radios
* HF Radio
* IFF
* VHF/UHF/HF/IFF Crypto Computers
Navigation Systems
* VHF/UHF DF
* TACAN
* TACNAV
* Doppler Radar
* Radar Altimeter
* Embedded GPS/INS
* FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) Integrated Targeting and Guidance Systems
Tactical Data Systems
* Dual, Redundant Mission Computers
* Digital Data Bus Architecture (MIL-STD-1553B)
* Multi-function Keypad Access
* Cockpit Video Displays
* Two "smart" Multi-Function Displays (SMFD)
* Two Multi-Function Displays (MFD)
* Limited Hands On Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) capability
* Two mission computers and a flight control computer.
Mission Subsystems
* 9,000 Pound Capacity External Cargo Hook
* Night Vision Goggle Compatible Lighting
* Rescue Hoist
* Automatic Approach, Coupled Hover, Automatic Departure
Weapon System Compatibility (Ext. Mount Pylons)
* Various Machine Guns
* 2.75" Rockets
* Stinger Missile
* Maverick
* Hellfire II Missile (various makes)
Each SMFD presents flight instrument, warning/caution/advisory (WCA), navigation, and engine information, while each MFD presents aircraft system, detailed WCA, and mission information. Particularly noteworthy, is the novel WCA system which breaks the paradigm of the standard caution/advisory panel, incorporating logic, prioritization, and graphics functions during WCA processing and display on the MFD's.
The Night Owl will be able to operate day or night, under adverse weather conditions, including flight in light icing. The helicopter will be compatible with all current and future Aircraft Carriers, CLF, and ATF ships to include fitting inside the hangars of all CLF ships without ship alteration. The helicopter will be capable of operating over all designated ship hover areas, both day and night, and be compatible for limited operation aboard both aviation and air capable ships proportionate with a fixed fore-to-aft wheelbase of 29 feet.
The Blackhawk-style tail wheel, positioned further aft, allows for a steeper landing approach to a confined area. The Night Owl’s larger cabin (as in Western Asia’s Nighthawk) will enable it to carry more troops; its two larger cargo doors will allow more rapid deployment of the rigid inflatable boats for Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) type team members. The Night Owl also will be more crash-worthy than the standard UH-60, and will be fitted with better self-sealing fuel tanks capable of withstanding rounds up to 7.62 mm. The external stores support system installed on the Night Owl will allow more fuel and weapons to be carried.