19-02-2004, 04:53
About GASC;
GASC (German Aviation Studies Corporation) Was formed in 1974. it Carried out research on the AIM-11 Halberd in 1975-1979, and soon after in 1980 it contracted Territorial Aerospace to build 5,000 missiles. in 1981, it was combined with AR-1-13, the Reasearch program for Missiles and spacecraft. it was shut down due to lowering cold-war tensions and the fact that a Pacifist Goverment had taken control. in 1985, when the Pacifists where defeated in the election, GASC Was restarted to begin development on an advanced Lightweight Multi-Role All Weather Fighter optimised for BVR Combat and High-Altitude Strike. Between 1987 and 1990, it developed the AIM-13 Flame to Replace the AIM-11. The AIM-13 finally Went in to production in 1996, as German commanders resented retireing the Halberd. in 1991, it published a 96 Page Report on Various Aspects of a Possible Fighter. In 1996, it published an Updated 130 Page Report on the Design and Intended Performance of the Fighter, and began to Design the Final Version in 1997. construction of the prototype begun in 2001 after 4 years of hard work, and it finally toke to the sky on May 9th, 2002, after 17 Years almost to the Day from the start of program on May 5th, 1985.
F6 Eye-of-the-Storm
http://members.verizon.net/~roylance/andrew/f6a.jpg
Above Image: F6A During High-Altitude Testing.
Primary Function: Air Suppuriority/High-Altitude Strike
Crew: 1 in F6A, 2 In F6B
Builder: Territorial Aerospace
Power Plant: 2 Hellfire Turbojets producing 15,000 Pounds each
Thrust: 30,000
Length: 50 feet, 5 inches
Height: 14 feet
Wingspan: 29 feet, 8 inches
Maximum Combat Speed: 1,520 Miles Per Hour (Mach 2 At Sea Level)
Ceiling: 62,000 feet
Range: More than 2,000 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles)
Armament;
*2 12mm. Light Cannnons under Nose
*4 Underwing Hardpoints for AAMs
*4,000 Pounds of Bombs in Internal Bay
Unit Cost: $15,000,000 for A Model, $10,000,000 for B Model
NOTE: These Aircraft have been cleared for export with there "Stormblade" Radar Systems being replaced with AN/APG-66 pulsed-Doppler radar. also, the B-Model is lengthened to have a Two-Seat Cockpit and a larger Bomb-bay. the F6B Is mainly oriented to a strike roll.
AIM-13 Flame
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/asraam-2.jpg
above image: Computer Rendering of the AIM-13.
Primary Function: BVR Engagment AAM
Speed: Mach 3
Range: 90 Miles
Length: 11 feet
Diameter 9 inches (0.13 meters)
Finspan: 2 feet, 3/4 inches (0.63 meters)
Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation warhead
Guidance: Semi-active and active radar homing
Price: $500,000
This is the Sucsesser to the AIM-11 Halberd. development lasted 3 Years and consumed $9,000,000, a fraction of the $22,000,000 spent on the Halberd, a missile that toke 4 years from start to finish. this is mainly becuse the missile was not designed to incorporate new advances to keep costs and development time down. the Halberd wille finally be placed out of service in 2011
GASC (German Aviation Studies Corporation) Was formed in 1974. it Carried out research on the AIM-11 Halberd in 1975-1979, and soon after in 1980 it contracted Territorial Aerospace to build 5,000 missiles. in 1981, it was combined with AR-1-13, the Reasearch program for Missiles and spacecraft. it was shut down due to lowering cold-war tensions and the fact that a Pacifist Goverment had taken control. in 1985, when the Pacifists where defeated in the election, GASC Was restarted to begin development on an advanced Lightweight Multi-Role All Weather Fighter optimised for BVR Combat and High-Altitude Strike. Between 1987 and 1990, it developed the AIM-13 Flame to Replace the AIM-11. The AIM-13 finally Went in to production in 1996, as German commanders resented retireing the Halberd. in 1991, it published a 96 Page Report on Various Aspects of a Possible Fighter. In 1996, it published an Updated 130 Page Report on the Design and Intended Performance of the Fighter, and began to Design the Final Version in 1997. construction of the prototype begun in 2001 after 4 years of hard work, and it finally toke to the sky on May 9th, 2002, after 17 Years almost to the Day from the start of program on May 5th, 1985.
F6 Eye-of-the-Storm
http://members.verizon.net/~roylance/andrew/f6a.jpg
Above Image: F6A During High-Altitude Testing.
Primary Function: Air Suppuriority/High-Altitude Strike
Crew: 1 in F6A, 2 In F6B
Builder: Territorial Aerospace
Power Plant: 2 Hellfire Turbojets producing 15,000 Pounds each
Thrust: 30,000
Length: 50 feet, 5 inches
Height: 14 feet
Wingspan: 29 feet, 8 inches
Maximum Combat Speed: 1,520 Miles Per Hour (Mach 2 At Sea Level)
Ceiling: 62,000 feet
Range: More than 2,000 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles)
Armament;
*2 12mm. Light Cannnons under Nose
*4 Underwing Hardpoints for AAMs
*4,000 Pounds of Bombs in Internal Bay
Unit Cost: $15,000,000 for A Model, $10,000,000 for B Model
NOTE: These Aircraft have been cleared for export with there "Stormblade" Radar Systems being replaced with AN/APG-66 pulsed-Doppler radar. also, the B-Model is lengthened to have a Two-Seat Cockpit and a larger Bomb-bay. the F6B Is mainly oriented to a strike roll.
AIM-13 Flame
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/asraam-2.jpg
above image: Computer Rendering of the AIM-13.
Primary Function: BVR Engagment AAM
Speed: Mach 3
Range: 90 Miles
Length: 11 feet
Diameter 9 inches (0.13 meters)
Finspan: 2 feet, 3/4 inches (0.63 meters)
Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation warhead
Guidance: Semi-active and active radar homing
Price: $500,000
This is the Sucsesser to the AIM-11 Halberd. development lasted 3 Years and consumed $9,000,000, a fraction of the $22,000,000 spent on the Halberd, a missile that toke 4 years from start to finish. this is mainly becuse the missile was not designed to incorporate new advances to keep costs and development time down. the Halberd wille finally be placed out of service in 2011