Lasatania
17-06-2004, 11:32
LAS-XF3 'Firestorm'
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The new Lasatanian Aviation Industries LAS-XF3 was unveiled publicly on 12 January 1999. The project has been under development since 1986, is variously designated the 1.42, the 1.44, I-42 and I-44 - the "MiG-35" and "MiG-39" designations are informally applied by some observers. 1-42 and 1-44 believed to be designations of the two prototypes, with the 1.44 used for the flight-test airframe(s). This multi-functional front-line fifth-generation fighter was initially developed by the MIG [Mikoyan & Gurevich] aviation scientific and production complex of the MAPO military-industrial corporation, Russia.
The first prototype was delivered early in 1994, and in December 1884 taxi-tests were conducted following which further work was suspended due to a shortage of funds. The 35-ton fighter features a single under-fuselage air intake with two AL41F engines of 20 tons thrust each, and a top speed of over 2,500 km/h. The twin-tail "duck" planform features an all-moving canard-type foreplane with a wingspan of about 15 meters and a length of about 20 meters.
Following the failure of the Russian government to provide sufficient funding for the project, Lasatanian Aviation Industries stepped in and took over development of the fighter in a joint venture with MiG.
Production of the reclassified LAS-XF3 Firestorm commenced in 2002 and delivery of the aircraft to squadrons in Lasatania commenced in June 2004, with the 1st Air Guards becoming the first squadron equipped with the fighter.
Lasatanian Aviation Industries claims the new fighter would be able to outperform the F-22 Raptor, the most advanced US air-superiority fighter. Although the primary mission of the MFI is air-superiority, unlike the F-22 the MFI is also capable of performing strike mission, and thus in both conception and configuration is more directly comparable to the similar multi-role EFA2000 Eurofighter. Like the American F-22, the MFI has a thrust vectoring system that allows it to make sharp turns. It also has similar stealth capabilities, with the canard, wing and fuselage structures incorporating carbon-fiber and polymer composite materials. Other stealth features include radar-absorbing covering, screening of radar-visible structure elements, and reduced heat signature. The fifth-generation pulse-doppler radar has a phased-array andtenna with electronic scanning to simultaneously attack over 20 targets. The aircraft can carry long-range air-to-air and air-to-surface guided missiles, and it is armed with a 30-mm cannon.
LAI-XF3 'Firestorm'
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Prime contractor: Lasatanian Aviation Industries (sourced from MiG-MAPO)
Nation of origin: Russia/Lasatania
Function: Multi-role fighter
Crew: 1
First: Flight 1999
In-service year: 2004
Engine: Two Lyulka AL-41F vectored-thrust afterburning turbofans, 39,340 lb thrust each
Wing span: 15 m / 49 ft 3 in
Length: 19 m / 62 ft 4 in
Height: 6 m / 19 ft 8 in
Canard span 5 m / 16 ft 5 in
Weight (approx.) 33,069 lb empty /
44,092 lb max. take off
Ceiling N/A
Speed @ altitude: In excess of 2,448 km/h / 1,521 mph
@ supercruise: In excess of 1,224 km/h / 760 mph
Range: 4,500 KM
Armament: One GSh-30-1 30mm cannon, plus up to 18,075 lb including R-73/R-77 AAMs, ASMs, bombs, rockets, drop tanks, and ECM pods carried on fourteen external points
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/i42-001.jpg
The new Lasatanian Aviation Industries LAS-XF3 was unveiled publicly on 12 January 1999. The project has been under development since 1986, is variously designated the 1.42, the 1.44, I-42 and I-44 - the "MiG-35" and "MiG-39" designations are informally applied by some observers. 1-42 and 1-44 believed to be designations of the two prototypes, with the 1.44 used for the flight-test airframe(s). This multi-functional front-line fifth-generation fighter was initially developed by the MIG [Mikoyan & Gurevich] aviation scientific and production complex of the MAPO military-industrial corporation, Russia.
The first prototype was delivered early in 1994, and in December 1884 taxi-tests were conducted following which further work was suspended due to a shortage of funds. The 35-ton fighter features a single under-fuselage air intake with two AL41F engines of 20 tons thrust each, and a top speed of over 2,500 km/h. The twin-tail "duck" planform features an all-moving canard-type foreplane with a wingspan of about 15 meters and a length of about 20 meters.
Following the failure of the Russian government to provide sufficient funding for the project, Lasatanian Aviation Industries stepped in and took over development of the fighter in a joint venture with MiG.
Production of the reclassified LAS-XF3 Firestorm commenced in 2002 and delivery of the aircraft to squadrons in Lasatania commenced in June 2004, with the 1st Air Guards becoming the first squadron equipped with the fighter.
Lasatanian Aviation Industries claims the new fighter would be able to outperform the F-22 Raptor, the most advanced US air-superiority fighter. Although the primary mission of the MFI is air-superiority, unlike the F-22 the MFI is also capable of performing strike mission, and thus in both conception and configuration is more directly comparable to the similar multi-role EFA2000 Eurofighter. Like the American F-22, the MFI has a thrust vectoring system that allows it to make sharp turns. It also has similar stealth capabilities, with the canard, wing and fuselage structures incorporating carbon-fiber and polymer composite materials. Other stealth features include radar-absorbing covering, screening of radar-visible structure elements, and reduced heat signature. The fifth-generation pulse-doppler radar has a phased-array andtenna with electronic scanning to simultaneously attack over 20 targets. The aircraft can carry long-range air-to-air and air-to-surface guided missiles, and it is armed with a 30-mm cannon.
LAI-XF3 'Firestorm'
http://globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/i42-012.jpg
Prime contractor: Lasatanian Aviation Industries (sourced from MiG-MAPO)
Nation of origin: Russia/Lasatania
Function: Multi-role fighter
Crew: 1
First: Flight 1999
In-service year: 2004
Engine: Two Lyulka AL-41F vectored-thrust afterburning turbofans, 39,340 lb thrust each
Wing span: 15 m / 49 ft 3 in
Length: 19 m / 62 ft 4 in
Height: 6 m / 19 ft 8 in
Canard span 5 m / 16 ft 5 in
Weight (approx.) 33,069 lb empty /
44,092 lb max. take off
Ceiling N/A
Speed @ altitude: In excess of 2,448 km/h / 1,521 mph
@ supercruise: In excess of 1,224 km/h / 760 mph
Range: 4,500 KM
Armament: One GSh-30-1 30mm cannon, plus up to 18,075 lb including R-73/R-77 AAMs, ASMs, bombs, rockets, drop tanks, and ECM pods carried on fourteen external points
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