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The EA-75 Light Tactical Transport Aircraft is another example of the Elias Aerospace Corporation producing an excellent quality airframe with a good balance between capability and cost-effectiveness. The aircraft is a product of an Elias Air Force/Army joint requirement for an aircraft approximately half the size of the venerable and extremely popular EA-80 Tactical Transport Plane (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38933). This aircraft is designed for the insertion oif small special forces teams, theatre medical evacuation, humanitarian aid and a range of other tasks that can be moreeffectively by a smaller aircraft than a large one. The EA-75, because of its small size is not designed for major logistics as the EA-80.

Features

The EA-75 is a high-wing, pressurised, twin turbo-prop plane with STOL performance that can carry a maximum payload of 6,000 kg. Its maximum cruising speed is 240 Ktas and it has a range of 2,250 nautical miles with a payload of 3,550 kg. The EA-75 has been conceived for tactical military transport and is capable of operating from unpaved runways and has excellent low level flying characteristics for tactical penetration. Its large cargo hold and hydraulically operated rear ramp allow easy access for vehicle transport and standard 88'´ x 108´´ pallets, making it the ideal complement to the EA-80 (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38933). It can carry most combat aircraft engines for quick change in the field and may also be subjected to a quick change configuration.

The EA-75 can be used to transport up to 42 paratroopers who may jump out either of the two side doors or the rear ramp. The aircraft is able to carry out high and low altitude in-flight drops distribution of up to four tons of supplies to forward troops. On medical evacuation missions, the plane can transport up to 24 stretchers, with four medics.

A roller loading system is fitted for easy loading of cargo and a wide ventral door and cargo ramp in the upswept rear fuselage. The aircraft's flight management system with an integrated four-dimensional navigation system automatically calculates the altitude and release points for parachute load dropping.

The aircraft is powered by two Elias Precision Engineering EPE-07 turboprop engines, fitted with fire detection and fire extinguishing systems and are wing-mounted in composite nacelles. The engines drive four bladed, constant speed, full feathering, reverse pitch propellers. The 3.35m-diameter propellers are of glass fibre construction with a metal spar and urethane foam core.

The aircraft's propulsion system allows it to access a wide range of airfields, including short, unprepared strips in hot and high-altitude conditions while transporting heavy loads. The EA-75 can perform 3g tactical airlift operations under severe conditions. The navigation and night piloting systems allow the aircraft to fly just above tree height even at night.

The flight deck accommodates the pilot and co-pilot and a mission crew member. The cockpit is night vision goggle compatible and fitted with twin head up displays. The electronic flight and information system has four 6in x 8in liquid crystal displays.

The aircraft is equipped with an open-systems avionics suite with integrated military digital databuses, colour weather radar, flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder, advanced terrain collision avoidance system (TCAS) and ground proximity warning system (GPWS).

Specifications

Powerplants: Two EPE-07 Turboprops each producing 4,640shp of thrust each.

Crew: 2 pilots, one loadmaster (optional)

Payloads: 20,300lb of equipment/freight
or 48 fully equipped troops/42 paratroops.
More information available above.

Performance:
Max Range: Empty: 2250nm
Max Range: Max Payload: 1380nm
Max Speed: Max Payload: 325Kts
Cruise Speed: 280Kts

Dimensions
Length 22.7m
Cabin Height 2.25m
Wingspan 28.81m

Minimum Runway lengths: (approximate)
Take Off: 1355ft
landing: 1245ft

Versions:


EA-75A: 27.5 million Standard Version (described above)


Options
Air to Air Refuelling Probe: +0.3million
Flare/Chaff dispensers: +1.0million


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We wish to buy 20 of your Spartans, if possible.
We will send the money once we receive conformation of our order.

We wish to buy 20 of your Spartans, if possible.
We will send the money once we receive conformation of our order.

We wish to buy 20 of your Spartans, if possible.
We will send the money once we receive conformation of our order.

Confirmed, thank you.

Dear Sir,
I am writing on behalf of his excellency Lord Field Marshal of the Holy Empire of Militarized Harshness. As you may have heard, our country specializes in tactical warfare and in order to withhold our repuation we need the technology. Please may you send me some price lists of your aeroplanes so i may take the figures to my Leige,

Yours greatfully
General Stanley

The price list is:

EA-75A: 27.5 million Standard Version (described above)

Options
Air to Air Refuelling Probe: +0.3million
Flare/Chaff dispensers: +1.0million




Ministry of Defence Procurement and Export,
Federal Dictatorship of United Elias

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PReG is interested in acquiring 2 units with flare/chaff for operational testing/evaluation, and is interested pending results of evaluation in negotiating a liscence to produce up to 18 additional units

will wire funds for the 2 evaluation examples upon confirmation

Your order is confirmed, however we will not accept a deal where further units are assembled indigenously, especially to a nation we have had no prior dealings with. Should further airframes be required, they will have to be ordered from Elias Aerospace and be manufactured in United Elias, in the same way as the evaluation units.



Ministry of Defence Procurement and Export,
Federal Dictatorship of United Elias

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it has always been the policy of PReG to prefer indigenous production however we will accept delivery of 8 additional UE manufactured units

funds available upon confirmation

Dear Sir,

Please may we put an order in for 87?

Greatfully,
Empire of Militarized Harshness

We are very excited about this new aircraft and wish to place an order for 60 with all options. We would like to negosiate the price starting at
Å1.38 Billion

We would also like to open up negosiations with the Elias Aerospace Corporation to start business with the Federation of Anarchovia. We would like to know whether the company has any plans to branch out internationally and if so in what capacity.

Procuerments Co-ordinater
Office of Procuerment
Department of Defence.

The Royal Rhodesian Air Force is extremely interetsed in this innovative design and indeed this aircraft is the first one we have seen that is a credible replacement for the C-123 provider of similar size, which form an important part of our logistics fleet as well as operating for the Selous Scout special forces.

Initially we wish to order:

14x EA-75A with chaff/flare dispensers: 399 million
22x EA-75A: 605 million

Before we hand some of these fine machines over to our maverick special forces pilots, can we ask how the airframe copes with stress, fatique and flying which could be considered somewhat unconventional.

The Royal Rhodesian Air Force is extremely interetsed in this innovative design and indeed this aircraft is the first one we have seen that is a credible replacement for the C-123 provider of similar size, which form an important part of our logistics fleet as well as operating for the Selous Scout special forces.

Initially we wish to order:

14x EA-75A with chaff/flare dispensers: 399 million
22x EA-75A: 605 million

Before we hand some of these fine machines over to our maverick special forces pilots, can we ask how the airframe copes with stress, fatique and flying which could be considered somewhat unconventional.

United Elias, are the Spartans designed to serve as aerial refueling planes as well?
We are going to send a total of $864 million dollars. We wish to increase our order of 20 Spartans to 30. We wish for our 30 Spartans to be equipped with chaff/flare dispensers and air to air refueling probes.
Another question is do we place orders for your 4 engine EA-50(if I am correct) airplane in that plane's thread?

Soviet Bloc wishes to purchase 40 of the EA-75A to expand our paratrooper divisions. Money will be wired upon confirmation.

United Elias, are the Spartans designed to serve as aerial refueling planes as well?
We are going to send a total of $864 million dollars. We wish to increase our order of 20 Spartans to 30. We wish for our 30 Spartans to be equipped with chaff/flare dispensers and air to air refueling probes.
Another question is do we place orders for your 4 engine EA-50(if I am correct) airplane in that plane's thread?

Order confirmed, the EA-75 is not sufficiently large to warrant a tanker version and the EA-80B (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38933) is designd for this puropse.

Your order is confirmed.

Yes, orders should be placed on that thread and it is the EA-80, the EA-50 (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40977) being somewhat smaller!

bump

Order:132 EA-75 with all stuff.
money will be wired when order is confirmed.