The Zoogie People
31-07-2004, 02:22
C-71 'Progeny' strategic airlift
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Overview
The C-71 is a colossus-sized cargo aircraft that will provide nations with reliable strategic mass-transport capabilities for the 21st century. Current cargo aircraft of its caliber are projects conceived many years ago, with age-old standard 'sausage' airframes and not much to boast about in terms of electronics. The 'Progeny' aircraft features bleeding edge box-wing technology, extraordinary size, and comprehensive avionics and systems suite to provide you with solid reliability and maximum efficiency. The 'Progeny' is currently in the Mark IA evolutionary phase.
Airframe
The C-71 was the first of many offspring of box-wing technology developed by Zoogie Aersopace. Box wing is a variant of the joined wing concept family, a variant in which the front and rear ones are connected. Long, backwards swept wings are connected to the rear wings at the tips by endplates, thereby reducing potential interference problems. This ensures an aerodynamically sound structure and a smooth, safe flight. Four massive engines are housed under the endplates towards the rear.
Powerplant
The four dry-thrust turbofan engines in the aft area each deliver a solid 58,000-lbs of thrust, providing the aircraft with a much-much-more-than-ample 232,000-lbs of thrust. These fuel efficient, meticulously engineered engines deliver the power needed to carry the C-71 in all her glory, with nearly unmatched reliability. With wider, low-aspect fan and compressor blades and safety features such as the floatwall combustor found in the X240 series, the C-71 Mark IA engines can deliver the aircraft to higher speeds, longer ranges, and longer and healthier service lives.
Avionics/Systems
The Progeny relies primarily on navigational avionics and realtime data streaming with friendly forces to guide it to its destination. The Progeny is able to receive threat data from allied aircraft in the area, and relay similar data that it finds through a powerful RWR system. This on-demand [(c) IBM] data transfer helps ensure the early detection and elimination of threats.
Its superb navigational suite can guide the aircraft through turbelence and rough terrain to its destination, without a hitch. The cockpit MFDs provide the pilots with extensive data on terrain mapping, GPS, satellite imaging, and inertial navigation systems. An advanced auto-pilot and auto-levelling system can really guide the aircraft for most of the journey, enabling the C-71 to fly anywhere, anytime, on time, and in any situation.
Fly-by-optics is the wave of the future. In the Mark IA evolution, the complete inside of the C-71 was torn out, hammered together, blowtorched, tossed, evolved, zoogiefied, and integrated back in as something wholly different and revolutionary. The fly-by-wire system of the Mark I was thrown out and a refined, enhanced, revamped, and further refined fly-by-optics one installed in its place, offering smoother, quicker response and safer, calmer flights...not to mention expanding the flight envelope to performance levels not thought possible before.
A next-generation chaff and flare system was integrated into strategic locations on the aircraft, launching and dispensing high-effectiveness chaff and flare cartridges an incredible distance away from the aircraft in a short space of time, allowing incoming missiles to be truly drawn and thrown off. Former customers disappointed with the lack of such a system in Mark I will be delighted to see its integration in Mark IA.
Active electronic countermeasures are used to cancel out and distort enemy radar if needed. These systems distort and bluff or eliminate the aircraft's position to enemy eyes and will wreak havoc on incoming guided missiles. Like all other systems, they are integrated into the avionics package that is one with the aircraft and one with the pilot. A truly integrated experience will increase efficiency, effectiveness, and survivability.
Cargo
The C-71 is truly a colossus, even in the world of cargo aircraft. At a length of 326 feet, it dwarfs just about every cargo in existence. The shadow it casts with its tall fuselage structure is enormous, and its comparatively low fuselage height/width ratio means even more storage capacity on the inside. The C-71 take advantage of increased efficiency storage space to be able to carry three tanks or two helicopters in its loads, as well as other types of artillery and vehicles. Its official capacity is some 372,000-lbs, or over 185 tons.
Another purpose that the C-71 truly shines in is soldier deployment. In an on-demand combat theatre, you can't always wait for a shipment of marines to arrive...so why wait? The C-71 is capable of transporting a little over 400 combat-ready soldiers to a destination at much higher speeds.
Statistics
C-71 'Progeny'
Function: Long range strategic transport
Crew: 6
Powerplant: Four 52,000-lb dry thrust turbofan engines
Cargo capacity: ~185 tons
Service ceiling: 58,000-ft
Max/econ speed: Mach 0.84/0.65
Dimensions: Height 72ft; Length 326ft
Takeoff distance: 2,800 meters fully loaded (compare to 3697 C-5)
Landing distance: 970 meters fully loaded (compare to 1485 C-5)
Estimated unit cost: $186 million
Please note that unit cost will vary greatly due to the large number of factors involved; a contract for under ten will run up astronomical per-unit costs while a contract of around thirty will tone it to more acceptable numbers; larger contracts will reduce the per-unit cost further; and certain discounts may apply to allies or trusted nations.
We have no interest in selling to as many customers as possible; we only strive to keep the C-71 in trusted nations. Therefore, we solely reserve the right to deny orders as we see fit; however, there are a lot of nations that we deem trustworthy. Please roleplay when ordering in contrast to saying, '10, $2.02 bn wired.' As in any nation, foreign export variants are toned down, further lowering cost, although for closer allies we will offer the domestic model.
http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/idr/idr000704_8_p.jpg
Overview
The C-71 is a colossus-sized cargo aircraft that will provide nations with reliable strategic mass-transport capabilities for the 21st century. Current cargo aircraft of its caliber are projects conceived many years ago, with age-old standard 'sausage' airframes and not much to boast about in terms of electronics. The 'Progeny' aircraft features bleeding edge box-wing technology, extraordinary size, and comprehensive avionics and systems suite to provide you with solid reliability and maximum efficiency. The 'Progeny' is currently in the Mark IA evolutionary phase.
Airframe
The C-71 was the first of many offspring of box-wing technology developed by Zoogie Aersopace. Box wing is a variant of the joined wing concept family, a variant in which the front and rear ones are connected. Long, backwards swept wings are connected to the rear wings at the tips by endplates, thereby reducing potential interference problems. This ensures an aerodynamically sound structure and a smooth, safe flight. Four massive engines are housed under the endplates towards the rear.
Powerplant
The four dry-thrust turbofan engines in the aft area each deliver a solid 58,000-lbs of thrust, providing the aircraft with a much-much-more-than-ample 232,000-lbs of thrust. These fuel efficient, meticulously engineered engines deliver the power needed to carry the C-71 in all her glory, with nearly unmatched reliability. With wider, low-aspect fan and compressor blades and safety features such as the floatwall combustor found in the X240 series, the C-71 Mark IA engines can deliver the aircraft to higher speeds, longer ranges, and longer and healthier service lives.
Avionics/Systems
The Progeny relies primarily on navigational avionics and realtime data streaming with friendly forces to guide it to its destination. The Progeny is able to receive threat data from allied aircraft in the area, and relay similar data that it finds through a powerful RWR system. This on-demand [(c) IBM] data transfer helps ensure the early detection and elimination of threats.
Its superb navigational suite can guide the aircraft through turbelence and rough terrain to its destination, without a hitch. The cockpit MFDs provide the pilots with extensive data on terrain mapping, GPS, satellite imaging, and inertial navigation systems. An advanced auto-pilot and auto-levelling system can really guide the aircraft for most of the journey, enabling the C-71 to fly anywhere, anytime, on time, and in any situation.
Fly-by-optics is the wave of the future. In the Mark IA evolution, the complete inside of the C-71 was torn out, hammered together, blowtorched, tossed, evolved, zoogiefied, and integrated back in as something wholly different and revolutionary. The fly-by-wire system of the Mark I was thrown out and a refined, enhanced, revamped, and further refined fly-by-optics one installed in its place, offering smoother, quicker response and safer, calmer flights...not to mention expanding the flight envelope to performance levels not thought possible before.
A next-generation chaff and flare system was integrated into strategic locations on the aircraft, launching and dispensing high-effectiveness chaff and flare cartridges an incredible distance away from the aircraft in a short space of time, allowing incoming missiles to be truly drawn and thrown off. Former customers disappointed with the lack of such a system in Mark I will be delighted to see its integration in Mark IA.
Active electronic countermeasures are used to cancel out and distort enemy radar if needed. These systems distort and bluff or eliminate the aircraft's position to enemy eyes and will wreak havoc on incoming guided missiles. Like all other systems, they are integrated into the avionics package that is one with the aircraft and one with the pilot. A truly integrated experience will increase efficiency, effectiveness, and survivability.
Cargo
The C-71 is truly a colossus, even in the world of cargo aircraft. At a length of 326 feet, it dwarfs just about every cargo in existence. The shadow it casts with its tall fuselage structure is enormous, and its comparatively low fuselage height/width ratio means even more storage capacity on the inside. The C-71 take advantage of increased efficiency storage space to be able to carry three tanks or two helicopters in its loads, as well as other types of artillery and vehicles. Its official capacity is some 372,000-lbs, or over 185 tons.
Another purpose that the C-71 truly shines in is soldier deployment. In an on-demand combat theatre, you can't always wait for a shipment of marines to arrive...so why wait? The C-71 is capable of transporting a little over 400 combat-ready soldiers to a destination at much higher speeds.
Statistics
C-71 'Progeny'
Function: Long range strategic transport
Crew: 6
Powerplant: Four 52,000-lb dry thrust turbofan engines
Cargo capacity: ~185 tons
Service ceiling: 58,000-ft
Max/econ speed: Mach 0.84/0.65
Dimensions: Height 72ft; Length 326ft
Takeoff distance: 2,800 meters fully loaded (compare to 3697 C-5)
Landing distance: 970 meters fully loaded (compare to 1485 C-5)
Estimated unit cost: $186 million
Please note that unit cost will vary greatly due to the large number of factors involved; a contract for under ten will run up astronomical per-unit costs while a contract of around thirty will tone it to more acceptable numbers; larger contracts will reduce the per-unit cost further; and certain discounts may apply to allies or trusted nations.
We have no interest in selling to as many customers as possible; we only strive to keep the C-71 in trusted nations. Therefore, we solely reserve the right to deny orders as we see fit; however, there are a lot of nations that we deem trustworthy. Please roleplay when ordering in contrast to saying, '10, $2.02 bn wired.' As in any nation, foreign export variants are toned down, further lowering cost, although for closer allies we will offer the domestic model.