Lasatania
28-10-2004, 11:17
LSDI is pleased to announce that the LAS-F8 'Ferret' project has moved into the testing phase. Designs have been submitted by various design bureaus, both internal and external, and testing is currently taking place at the State Aeronautical Development Centre's chief testing facility..
The LAS-F8 'Ferret' is based on the MiG-23 airframe and features vastly improved avionics, weapon systems and upgraded engines. The aircraft is aimed at the emergy nations market and the unit cost reflects this. For $8m an aircraft, the LAS-F8 provides a substantial improvement in any nation's air defence systems and its affordable prices allows nations to seriously consider the formation of an airforce at the earliest possible point in time.
Further information concerning this aircraft shal be posted in the near future and nations interested in this aircraft should declare their interest now.
Lasatania
28-10-2004, 11:32
Provisional details of LSDI prototype for LAS-F8 'Ferret'
Technical details of LAS-F8 'Ferret' prototype
Length: 15.6m
Wingspan: 13.96m - 7.78 (spread - swept)
Height: 4.82m
Weight Empty: 10 200kg
Max T/O: 17 800kg
Max Speed: Mach 2.4
Range: 2050km
Ceiling: 19 000m
Powerplant: one LAS-TR7 BHI turbojet
Thrust: 127.5kN
Arklite-23 airborne radar details
http://www.overscan.co.uk/Avionics_files/moskit23.jpg
The first version of modernization envisages replacement of the Sapfir-23 airborne radar or its modified version with the Arklite-23 airborne radar, which is to be installed in the nose section of the fighter in place of the main monoblock (antenna, receiver, transmitters of the main and illuminating channels of the Sapfir-23 airborne radar).
In addition to the Sapfir-23 airborne radar's main operating modes, the Arklite-23 airborne radar features the following additional functions:
AIR-TO-AIR operating mode:
range finding, searching and tracking;
tracking-while-pass of eight targets with simultaneously engaging two targets;
close combat.
AIR-TO-SURFACE operating mode:
mapping when searching for a ground (waterborne) target using:
real beam;
Doppler sharpening beam;
synthesis of the antenna aperture;
detection of moving ground (waterborne) targets;
measurement of distance to the ground.
The Arklite-23 airborne radar is compatible with modern R27R(T),
RVV-AE and R73 air-to-air missiles (as well as R23T and R24T missiles),
Kh-31A air-to-surface missile and also KAB500KR guided bombs, unguided rockets, aircraft gun armament and air bombs.
The furnishing of the fighter with the Arklite-23 multifunctional airborne radar will enable to increase its efficiency due to:
increase of an air target detection range up to 90 km;
use of the mapping mode and employment of the Kh-31A antiship active-homing missiles with a launch range of up to 100 km against waterborne targets, as well as the KAB500KR guided bombs.
Provisional blueprint and photo of prototype of LAS-F8 'Ferret'
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/planes/mig23mld_001.jpg
[b]The first LAS-F8 'Ferret' prototype on a testing strip[/img]
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/planes/mig23mld_002.jpg