McQuaide
22-06-2004, 10:03
Ministry of Defense Press Release
McQuaide-Truitt MX-90 Prototype Tested in Ossetian Desert!
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MT-90 Pilotless Air Superiority Fighter
McQuaide Designation: MT-90 Gray Wolf
Length: 32’
Width: 27’
Height: 7.5’
Empty Weight: 5,894 lbs
Max T/O Weight: 20,650 lbs
Max Vertical T/O Weight: 14,500 lbs
Max Speed: Greater than 1,500mph
Ceiling: 58,000 ft.
Max G Load: 11.2 with thrust vectoring
Combat Radius: 610 km
Max Payload: 6,500 lbs
Unit Cost: $42 Million, $1.5 million per ground control station. (Stations can control up to 12 aircraft each, although obviously only 1 can be directly controlled at a time. McQuaide suggests no more than a 3:1 aircraft to ground station ration.)
Weapons Layout:
2 x in-wing weapons bays capable of carrying 2x ASRAAM/Sidewinder
missiles or equivalent. Also capable of carrying small fuel pods extending combat radius by 90 km or retractable 7-shot 2.75” rockets.
2 x outer fuselage weapons bays capable of carrying 3x AMRAAM and HARM Missiles on a rotary rack, up to 2x 1,000 lbs bombs, or 1x Maverick-sized AGM each. Also capable of carrying fuel pods capable of extending combat radius by 210 km.
1x 20mm 6-barrel rotary cannon centered under flight control sensor suite.
Systems:
80km frontal search-tracking- radar
65km mm-wavelength fire control radar
15km 360 degree tactical situational awareness radar
Passive Radar Sensor, EM sensor
FLIR
2x Internally mounted ANPVS-99 active jamming pods
Satellite Communications Uplink
Radio
Variants:
MT-90A--Land based version. Boom receptical for midair refueling.
MT-90B--Carrier-based version. Refueling probe for drogue-style refueling. Corrosion protection.
(See http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=154019&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 for background)
The governments of Truitt and McQuaide are proud to announce the first test flight of their joint project, the MT-90 unmanned air superiority fighter. The fighter, a design which calls for a stealthy and maneuverable aircraft capable of engaging successfully the F-22 Raptor and Su-37, is a revolutionary advance in warfighting technology.
Featuring a ground-breaking and innovative Truitt Dugahh 98-DH-9A0 powerplant and an advanced MAFACCS (McQuaide Advanced Flight And Combat Control System) flight control AI, the MT-90 is expected to be capable of flight performance capabilities exceeding those of the F-22 design.
The Dugahh 98-DH-9A0 powerplant, a compact but powerful engine capable of producing 30,000 pounds of thrust, is the centerpiece of the flying wing design. Capable of supercruise and vertical take-off, the Dugahh powerplant is considered the most powerful jet engine ever to be installed on an unmanned aircraft.
To control this massive power, McQuaide defense industry leaders joined teams with some of the best computer scientists in Europe to design the MAFACCS computer system. The triple-redundant MAFACCS system integrates avionics, sensor systems, fiber-optic flight controls, satellite and radio communications systems, and an advanced Artificial Intelligence computer into a compact, reliable, and durable package.
MAFACCS and the MT-90 were tested today in all three flight control modes by an operator station flying in an E-767 flying nearly 500 miles away over the Black Sea. The aircraft took off from an airstrip at Cowden Field by the direct control input of the controller in the E-767, tested several evasive maneuvers using the system’s semi-autonomous mode, then transitioned to a supercruise speed of mach 1.08 before landing using only its AI program. In the coming days, the MT-90 will be tested in simulated electronic warfare environments, will conduct live-fire weapons testing, and will be tested by fighting a variety of aircraft in all flight control modes.
The McQuaide-Truitt consortium developing the aircraft would release no specific release date, although a reasonable estimate places the commencement of full production at <1 RL Day>.
McQuaide-Truitt MX-90 Prototype Tested in Ossetian Desert!
http://www.first-to-fly.com/Program%20Images/Kit/!26%20UAV.jpg
MT-90 Pilotless Air Superiority Fighter
McQuaide Designation: MT-90 Gray Wolf
Length: 32’
Width: 27’
Height: 7.5’
Empty Weight: 5,894 lbs
Max T/O Weight: 20,650 lbs
Max Vertical T/O Weight: 14,500 lbs
Max Speed: Greater than 1,500mph
Ceiling: 58,000 ft.
Max G Load: 11.2 with thrust vectoring
Combat Radius: 610 km
Max Payload: 6,500 lbs
Unit Cost: $42 Million, $1.5 million per ground control station. (Stations can control up to 12 aircraft each, although obviously only 1 can be directly controlled at a time. McQuaide suggests no more than a 3:1 aircraft to ground station ration.)
Weapons Layout:
2 x in-wing weapons bays capable of carrying 2x ASRAAM/Sidewinder
missiles or equivalent. Also capable of carrying small fuel pods extending combat radius by 90 km or retractable 7-shot 2.75” rockets.
2 x outer fuselage weapons bays capable of carrying 3x AMRAAM and HARM Missiles on a rotary rack, up to 2x 1,000 lbs bombs, or 1x Maverick-sized AGM each. Also capable of carrying fuel pods capable of extending combat radius by 210 km.
1x 20mm 6-barrel rotary cannon centered under flight control sensor suite.
Systems:
80km frontal search-tracking- radar
65km mm-wavelength fire control radar
15km 360 degree tactical situational awareness radar
Passive Radar Sensor, EM sensor
FLIR
2x Internally mounted ANPVS-99 active jamming pods
Satellite Communications Uplink
Radio
Variants:
MT-90A--Land based version. Boom receptical for midair refueling.
MT-90B--Carrier-based version. Refueling probe for drogue-style refueling. Corrosion protection.
(See http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=154019&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 for background)
The governments of Truitt and McQuaide are proud to announce the first test flight of their joint project, the MT-90 unmanned air superiority fighter. The fighter, a design which calls for a stealthy and maneuverable aircraft capable of engaging successfully the F-22 Raptor and Su-37, is a revolutionary advance in warfighting technology.
Featuring a ground-breaking and innovative Truitt Dugahh 98-DH-9A0 powerplant and an advanced MAFACCS (McQuaide Advanced Flight And Combat Control System) flight control AI, the MT-90 is expected to be capable of flight performance capabilities exceeding those of the F-22 design.
The Dugahh 98-DH-9A0 powerplant, a compact but powerful engine capable of producing 30,000 pounds of thrust, is the centerpiece of the flying wing design. Capable of supercruise and vertical take-off, the Dugahh powerplant is considered the most powerful jet engine ever to be installed on an unmanned aircraft.
To control this massive power, McQuaide defense industry leaders joined teams with some of the best computer scientists in Europe to design the MAFACCS computer system. The triple-redundant MAFACCS system integrates avionics, sensor systems, fiber-optic flight controls, satellite and radio communications systems, and an advanced Artificial Intelligence computer into a compact, reliable, and durable package.
MAFACCS and the MT-90 were tested today in all three flight control modes by an operator station flying in an E-767 flying nearly 500 miles away over the Black Sea. The aircraft took off from an airstrip at Cowden Field by the direct control input of the controller in the E-767, tested several evasive maneuvers using the system’s semi-autonomous mode, then transitioned to a supercruise speed of mach 1.08 before landing using only its AI program. In the coming days, the MT-90 will be tested in simulated electronic warfare environments, will conduct live-fire weapons testing, and will be tested by fighting a variety of aircraft in all flight control modes.
The McQuaide-Truitt consortium developing the aircraft would release no specific release date, although a reasonable estimate places the commencement of full production at <1 RL Day>.