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Malatose shows off the newly developed Su-48 Multi-Role Fighter.

Malatose
22-08-2004, 06:06
OOC: My first fighter so go easy on me.

The Soviet Aviation Bureau has completed work on the Su-48 BlackBird Multi-Role Fighter.Over 300 of these new fighters have been delivered to the Soviet Airforce.

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Su-48 BlackBird Multi-Role Fighter
Speed: Mach 2.4
Supercruise: Mach 1.9
WingSpan: 36 feet
Internal Fuel: 16,000 lbs
Payload: 15,000 lbs
Take-off weight is 20 tonnes
2 MVL V1 Thrust Engines

Cost:
Airforce - $152 Million
Naval Variant - $85 Million

Armament:
1 20mm Gatling gun
13 Air-To-Air Missiles
10,000 Pounds of Ordinance
The Aircrafts 8 Internal Hardpoints can carry Air-To-Surface Missiles,Air-to-Air Missiles,Bombs and also ECM Pods for electronic warfare..

Types of Bombs include:
Freefall Bombs
Guided-Bombs
Cluster Bombs
Fuel Air Bombs

Radar:
The Su-48 BlackBird is equipped with the ILM-2000 Radar System developed by Malatose.This Radar system has a range of 130 Miles and can identify 50 Targets while tracking 30 Below Targets.This Radar can lock-on and fire at 4 targets at the same time.This radar also has below range capabilities.

N015 Radar System.

This powerful Radar within the Su-48 BlackBird Fighter-Bomber can detect stealth at a range of 34km or more.

Engines:
The Su-48 is being powered by 2 Engines,capable of 35,000 Pounds of Thrust each.

The Su-48 has a thrusts vectoring system that allows it to make sharp turns. It also has 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.

Survivability: radio frequency/infrared signature reduction and on-board countermeasures to survive in the future battlefield.

Lethality: integration of on- and off-board sensors to enhance delivery of current and future precision weapons.

Supportability: reduced logistics footprint and increased sortie generation rate to provide more combat power earlier in theater

Cockpit Display Symbology
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The tactical information shown on the displays is all intuitive to the pilot—he can tell the situation around him by a glance at the screen. Enemy aircraft are shown as red triangles, friendly aircraft are green circles, unknown aircraft are shown as yellow squares, and wingmen are shown as blue dots. Surface-to-air missile sites are represented by pentagons (along with an indication of exactly what type missile it is) and its lethal range. In addition to shape and color, the symbols are further refined. A filled-in triangle means that the pilot has a missile firing-quality solution against the target, while an open triangle is not a firing-quality solution. The pilot has a cursor on each screen, and he can ask the aircraft's avionics system to retrieve more information simply by using voice commands or by touch screen. The system can determine to a 98% probability the target's type of aircraft. If the system can't make an identification to that degree, the aircraft is shown as an unknown.

The Su-48 Communications/Navigation/Identification (CNI) 'system' is a collection of communication, navigation, and identification functions, once again employing the CIP for signal and data processing resources. Each CNI function has its associated aperture installed throughout the aircraft.
Included in the Communications/Navigation/Identification (CNI) system is an Inter/Intra-Flight Data Link (IFDL) that allows all Su-48 in a flight to share target and system data automatically and without radio calls. The Inter/Intra Flight Data Link is one of the powerful tools that make all Su-48 more capable. One of the original objectives for the Su-48 was to increase the percentage of fighter pilots who make 'kills'. With the IFDL, each pilot is free to operate more autonomously because, for example, the leader can tell at a glance what his wing man's fuel state is, his weapons remaining, and even the enemy aircraft he has targeted. Targets can be automatically prioritized and set up in a shoot list with one button push. A 'shoot' cue in the head up display alerts the pilot to the selected weapon kill parameters and he fires the weapons. Both a pilot's and wing man's missile flight can be monitored on the cockpit displays. Classical tactics based on visual 'tally' (visual identification) and violent formation maneuvers that reduce the wing man to 'hanging on' may have to be rethought in light of such capabilities. This link also allows additional Su-48 flights to be added to the net for multi-flight coordinated attack.
Whittier-
22-08-2004, 06:07
kind of looks like the SU47 Berkut
Chellis
22-08-2004, 06:10
Not bad, but it seems like you tried to mix the Su-37 and Mig-31, and a jack of all trades is usually good at nothing.

Doesn't seem like it would be very manuverable, as while you have the thrust vectoring, the wings are pretty gimpy.
_Taiwan
22-08-2004, 09:29
Shouldn't the naval variant cost more? (Due to strengthening, carrier gear, etc).
Malatose
22-08-2004, 17:40
bump.