Mental lands
10-09-2004, 17:29
MF-38 Vagabond Interceptor
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The MF-38 has a rectangle belly air intake, with low-mounted delta wings, a pair of front canard wings, a large vertical fin, and two under fuselage fins. The design is aerodynamically unstable, to provide a high level of agility, low drag and enhanced lift. The pilot controls the aircraft through a computerised digital fly-by-wire (FBW) system, which provides artificial stabilisation and gust elevation to give good control characteristics throughout the flight envelope. It is also fitted with a large one-piece bubble canopy to give a better field of view.
The MF-38 is regarded to be comparable to the F-16C/D in general performance, though thanks to the new all-aspect vectored-thrust engine, a better comparison would be to the latest Western fighter aircraft such as F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon
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Weight
Basic weight empty: 9,750 KG
Maximum TO Weight: 22,500 kg
Max. Internal fuel: 4,500 kg
Armament: One 23 mm internal cannon, 6,500 kg payload on 11 hardpoints
Performance
Max level speed at altitude: Mach 2.2
Max level speed at sea level: Mach 1.2
Service ceiling: 18,000 m
Max rate of climb: 17,060 m/min
Radius of action in air-to-air configuration with external fuel: 1,850 km
Radius of action in air-to-ground configuration with external fuel: 1110 km
Standard range: 1000 km
Dimensions
Length: 14.7 M
Height: 4.78 M
Wingspan: 8.78 M
Gross wing area: 33.1 m2
Power Plant
Engine: 1 MAE-24-MV
Max. Augmented thrust: 175 kN
Max. Dry thrust: 113.9 kN
Specific fuel consumption (dry): 19.18 mg/Ns
The MAE-24-MV engines are configured for thrust vector control, with the axisymmetric steer able thrust vector control nozzle is fixed on a circular turning unit. The steel nozzle in the engines is replaced in production engines by titanium units to reduce the weight of the nozzle. The ability to move the nozzle give the aircraft improved manoverablity.
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Cockpit
The MF-36 cockpit is fitted with three flat-panel liquid crystal multifunction displays (MFDs), wide field-of-view head-up display (HUD), and a helmet-mounted sight (HMS). Also fitted to the HMS visor is a direct GPS and radar display.
Radar
Using a AR-320 multi purpose Phased array effective up to 120Km The MF-38 is able detect up to 42 different contacts in its area at one time with a passive IFF receiver operating at all times along with a active threat receivers. With both ground attack and air-to-air dogfight modes this radar fills all the roles of an attack radar with the ability to operate as a navigational radar giving the plane a slight edge when performing low level attack runs.
Countermeasures
The MF-38 is fitted with a standard ME204-63 Fuzz ball which is equipped on all ML Military aircraft and has been proven as an effective countermeasure against most SAM missile. Flares and chaff dispensers are also fitted to underside of the plane. When all this is used in conjuncture with the planes high agility, The MF-36 will be a very hard target to hit.
Cost
$47 Million.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/img/img006/j-10_030.jpg
The MF-38 has a rectangle belly air intake, with low-mounted delta wings, a pair of front canard wings, a large vertical fin, and two under fuselage fins. The design is aerodynamically unstable, to provide a high level of agility, low drag and enhanced lift. The pilot controls the aircraft through a computerised digital fly-by-wire (FBW) system, which provides artificial stabilisation and gust elevation to give good control characteristics throughout the flight envelope. It is also fitted with a large one-piece bubble canopy to give a better field of view.
The MF-38 is regarded to be comparable to the F-16C/D in general performance, though thanks to the new all-aspect vectored-thrust engine, a better comparison would be to the latest Western fighter aircraft such as F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon
http://www.aeronautics.ru/img/img006/j-10_041.jpg
Weight
Basic weight empty: 9,750 KG
Maximum TO Weight: 22,500 kg
Max. Internal fuel: 4,500 kg
Armament: One 23 mm internal cannon, 6,500 kg payload on 11 hardpoints
Performance
Max level speed at altitude: Mach 2.2
Max level speed at sea level: Mach 1.2
Service ceiling: 18,000 m
Max rate of climb: 17,060 m/min
Radius of action in air-to-air configuration with external fuel: 1,850 km
Radius of action in air-to-ground configuration with external fuel: 1110 km
Standard range: 1000 km
Dimensions
Length: 14.7 M
Height: 4.78 M
Wingspan: 8.78 M
Gross wing area: 33.1 m2
Power Plant
Engine: 1 MAE-24-MV
Max. Augmented thrust: 175 kN
Max. Dry thrust: 113.9 kN
Specific fuel consumption (dry): 19.18 mg/Ns
The MAE-24-MV engines are configured for thrust vector control, with the axisymmetric steer able thrust vector control nozzle is fixed on a circular turning unit. The steel nozzle in the engines is replaced in production engines by titanium units to reduce the weight of the nozzle. The ability to move the nozzle give the aircraft improved manoverablity.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/img/img006/al-41f_001.jpg
Cockpit
The MF-36 cockpit is fitted with three flat-panel liquid crystal multifunction displays (MFDs), wide field-of-view head-up display (HUD), and a helmet-mounted sight (HMS). Also fitted to the HMS visor is a direct GPS and radar display.
Radar
Using a AR-320 multi purpose Phased array effective up to 120Km The MF-38 is able detect up to 42 different contacts in its area at one time with a passive IFF receiver operating at all times along with a active threat receivers. With both ground attack and air-to-air dogfight modes this radar fills all the roles of an attack radar with the ability to operate as a navigational radar giving the plane a slight edge when performing low level attack runs.
Countermeasures
The MF-38 is fitted with a standard ME204-63 Fuzz ball which is equipped on all ML Military aircraft and has been proven as an effective countermeasure against most SAM missile. Flares and chaff dispensers are also fitted to underside of the plane. When all this is used in conjuncture with the planes high agility, The MF-36 will be a very hard target to hit.
Cost
$47 Million.