Tyrandis
05-03-2005, 03:03
TSA-12 Kestrel Multi-mission Strike Fighter
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Technical Data:
Contractor: Kotoko Aircraft Corporation
Type: Advanced Tactical Attack Aircraft
Personnel: 2 (Pilot, Weapons Service Officer)
Systems/Avionics:
The TSA-12 Kestrel MSF is the second aircraft to use the advanced "Peregrine" avionics architecture, after the TSF-28D Seraph Air Superiority Fighter (domestic ver.) The Peregrine package can be split up into three parts: The MMS-4 Mission Management Suite, the SMS-2 Sensor Management Suite, and the VMS-10 Vehicle Management Suite, which are connected by a 2.2 GHz high-speed fiber optic bus, although the VMS-10 has its own bus for aircraft control.
MMS-4 - This subsystem of the Peregrine is composed of the terrain/navigation suite, fire-control, munitions management and Electronic Warfare equipment.
NGTRS-2 - Terrain Reference System, which relies on careful measurement of the terrain profile passing beneath the aircraft with a RADAR altimeter and comparison with digitally-stored geographic data. The primary advantage to using a TR system is that a standard TF (terrain-following) navigation scheme will alert enemy Electronic Survelliance Measures far sooner, due to the RADAR beam's direction. On the other hand, the TSA-12's TRN's altimeter has an extremely narrow beam width whose energy is directed downwards, rendering virtually all ESM measures impotent.
NTTC-92 - Target track component of the MMS-4. Capable of hunting in excess of 200 independent signatures, the system identifies the target's headings based on data from the IR sensors and RADAR system, then relays the information to the MMS-4.
NPRC-4 - Target attack component of the MMS-4. The NTTC's datastream is relayed to the NPRC, which then relays the information to the TSA-12's weapons systems for firing solutions. Capable of marking fifty-six different targets at one time, and simultaeneously attacking up to eight, the NPRC-4 is the heart of the TSA-12 Kestrel's extensive fire control systems.
Mk. 54 RWR - The Mk. 54 RADAR Warning Receiver is the standard EW suite mounted in Tyrandisan aircraft, designed to detect any and all emissions from hostile RADARs, including Low Probability of Intercept signals.
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SMS-2 - This subsystem of the Peregrine combines the TSA-12 MSF's RADAR, IRST, integrated signal processing, encrypted data, communications, and the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System interface, allocating the fighter's processor power to the sensor subsystems as required.
AN/PSI-3 - RADAR for the TSA-12, which is an phased array, inverse synthetic apeture system, mounted in the aircraft's nose and a tail housing, with sufficient Moving Target Indicator capability to burn through 5th Generation stealth (F-22 level) at up to 280 kilometers. The AN/PSI-3 is a No Probability of Interception system, meaning that the waveforms of the RADAR has a much longer pulse and lower amplitude, as well as a narrower beam and virtually no sidelobe radiation. The result of this waveform modification is that the AN/PSI-3 is virtually undetectable by enemy ESM receivers.
NISTC-66 - Infared Search and Track System, which scans for any and all heat signatures within a 100 km radius from the aircraft. When a target is discovered, the data is fed to the SMS-2, which then relays the information to the MMS-4's IR guided weapons (generally the TSM-1 "Falcon" XSRAAM). From there, the munition is guided to the missile based on its own seeker or the pilot can initiate a Command Datalink manual update.
MSRE-1 - Laser-Optical sensor, mounted underneath the aircraft's nose in a small pod. The MSRE-1 is a full EO package that uses a ytterbium-doped fiber optic laser to scan a 8x8 degree sector in front of the aircraft. Capability-wise, it can find a one centimeter cable at a range of two kilometers, even in poor weather conditions, allowing for improved A2G capability on the TSA-12 Kestrel Multi-mission Strike Fighter.
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VMS-10 - The Vehicle Management Suite is responsible for cockpit controls and displays, flight and manuver control, and engine/power control.
NACS Mk. II - Aircraft control system, composed of an advanced Fly-By-Light scheme that is made up of fiber-optic cables just nanometers thick. The NACS gives the TSA-12 far superior agility and manuverability to any legacy fly-by-wire system, thanks to the improved signal transfer speed that light offers. Furthermore, the NACS Mk. II renders the aircraft virtually immune to electro-magnetic interference, a problem that plagued FBW aircraft such as the GR.Mk.1 Tornado in service with Great Britain. The system binds all of the aeroelastic control surfaces and canards together, giving the Kestrel's pilot an aircraft capable of outmanuvering virtually any aircraft in the world.
AVLO "Chameleon" Smart Skin - This is a visual camouflage system that is meshed with the exterior carbon-nanotube skin. Through use of a number of minature photo-receptors that are mounted throughout the aircraft, the AVLO first takes in the overall color that surrounds the aircraft and processes it. It then transfers this data to the fiber-optics that are embedded in the aircraft's skin, which is manipulated by a separate computer. The AVLO then changes the color of these light-sensitive diodes to match the TSA-12's surroundings, rendering the aircraft virtually invisible against any neutral background (sky, ocean).
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Stealth:
The TSA-12 Kestrel employs technologies to significantly reduce RADAR Cross Section (RCS), infrared signature, electromagnetic signature, visual signature and aural signature. RCS reduction represents the paramount feature considered in Kotoko Aircraft Corporation's design. To reduce RCS, the Kestrel employs a geometrically based radar dispersing configuration. Developed utilizing computational RCS modeling, the configuration employs facets approximated by curvelinear, polynomial sections. Ultimate RCS reduction for the TSA-12, however, is dependent upon a combination of bandpass external skins, internal shaping and the implementation of the NCPCAS-12 Active Stealth System.
NCPCAS-12 Active Stealth System
Between the external bandpass skins and the internal graphite hull backed by an alloy geodetic structure is a cavity. Within this cavity a low temperature plasma is achieved. This plasma, as manipulated by the TSA-12’s computer driven self-protection network, provides an unparalleled level of active stealth technology whereby incoming RADAR energy is substantially disrupted such that return signal is reduced to undetectable levels or chaotic, undecipherable signals. Rather than rely solely upon external shaping, the TSA-12's stealth technology adapts to frequency and bandwidth, allowing maximum low observance performance against all air-to-air and ground based RADAR types alike.
Reduction of IR emissions is achieved through the use of a dedicated engine bay cooling/IR signature reduction system. Ducting residual inlet air through the NCPCAS-12 significantly reduces the TSA-12 Kestrel's IR signature both at subsonic and supersonic speeds.
Aural signature is reduced in part through the NCPCAS-12. For enhanced aural signature reduction, the TSA-12 Kestrel Multi-mission Strike Fighter features Active Frequency Damping (AFD) and comparable active noise control systems. Visual signature is reduced through a chloro-flurosulphonic acid that is injected into the exhaust gases of the two TC-250-PW-60 engines, eliminating engine vapor contrails.
Cockpit:
Purchased from the Luftkrieg Aerospace Industries, the TSA-12 Kestrel's cockpit electronics/systems are an adapted version of the one used by the MMA-A3 Falcon Air Superiority Fighter.
http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6537/cockpit0016ox.gif
The GEC-built Head-Up Display (HUD) offers a wide field of view (30 degrees horizontally by 25 degrees vertically) and serves as a primary flight instrument for the pilot.
There are six liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in the cockpit. These present information in full color and are fully readable in direct sunlight. LCDs offer lower weight and less size than the cathode ray tube (CRT) displays used in most current aircraft. The lower power requirements also provide a reliability improvement over CRTs. The two Up-Front Displays (UFDs) measure 3"x4" in size and are located to the left and right of the control panel.
The Integrated Control Panel (ICP) is the primary means for manual pilot data entry for communications, navigation, and autopilot data. Located under the glareshield and HUD in center top of the instrument panel, this keypad entry system also has some double click functions, much like a computer mouse for rapid pilot access/use.
The Primary Multi-Function Display (PMFD) is a 8"x8" color display that is located in the middle of the instrument panel, under the ICP. It is the pilot’s principal display for aircraft navigation (including showing waypoints and route of flight) and Situation Assessment (SA) or a "God's-eye view" of the entire environment around (above, below, both sides, front and back) the aircraft.
Three Secondary Multi-Function Displays (SMFDs) are all 6.25" x 6.25" and two of them are located on either side of the PMFD on the instrument panel with the third underneath the PMFD between the pilot's knees. These are used for displaying tactical (both offensive and defensive) information as well as non-tactical information (such as checklists, subsystem status, engine thrust output, and stores management).
Features:
2 task-switching MFDs
Multi-node RADAR indication panel
Octo-functional HUD synchronized with MFD and helmet targeting
GPS synchronization panel
Topographic orientation TRV systems
Autopilot TRV/NRT based systems
JTIDs/A50 airborne intelligence/global targeting, guidance systems.
APEX 345 ejection seat, synchronized with primary turbine failures.
Canopy:
The canopy is manufactured of an advanced polycarbonate, backed by a rubber insulation layer and a thin strip of an indium-tin alloy. Traditionally, the cockpit has been the most problematic area for advanced stealth designers; because RADAR waves passes through the canopy as if it were transparent, an especially strong signal will bounce back to its receiver because any aircraft interior contains angles and shape that generate a substantial return. The InSn coating allows over 98.5% of visible light to pass through to the pilot, but will appear on RADAR as a semi-metallic surface, thus further reducing the TSA-12's already microscopic RCS.
Airframe:
Wing structure consists of two Ti-6A1-4V titanium and one Elgiloy cobalt-chromium-nickel alloy spar, fifteen titanium ribs, and multiple Titanium Oxide stringers. Titanium/tungsten plates are mated to the spar/rib structure, forming a fuel tank for the TSA-12. Wing skins composed of layered Single Walled Nano Tubes, providing maximum resistance to tear. Wing leading and trailing edges are graphite composites mated with titanium. Each wing is equipped with full span leading edge slats and trailing edge, double-slotted Fowler Flaps for lift augmentation. Maximum trailing edge flap deflection is 60º. Leading and trailing edge flaps are controlled by the NACS Mk. II Aircraft Control System fiber optic signals. The wing is equipped with 0.20c flapperons for subsonic roll.
Powerplant:
2x Tyrandis Engineering TC-250-PW-60 Pulse-Detonation turbofan hybrids, adapted from the TSF-28D Seraph Air Superiority Fighter, providing sum of 90,250 lbs thrust to the aircraft, with 360 degree thrust vectoring from +60 degrees through -60 degrees.
Weights:
Empty: 25,750 lbs
Standard: 44,540 lbs
Max: 65,400 lbs
Ceiling:
Classified, though released data indicates over 60,500 feet
Maximum Speed:
Mach 2.3 on supercruise, Mach 3.25 on full afterburners.
Weaponry:
Six internal hardpoints for AAMs, AGMs, etc.
2x IR-guided AAMs mounted on optional wingtip pylons
Optional mounting bars underwing also available
Total loadout of up to 18,520 lbs ordinance
Divine Thunder
http://www.milavia.net/aircraft/f-35/f-35_pic8.jpg
The TCIAM-2 Divine Thunder is a 27mm cannon used by all Tyrandisan aircraft. Based off a Mauser-style configuration, the gun has an extremely high rate of fire and range, thanks to the advanced construction of its ammunition. Divine Thunder uses a projectile that is surrounded with a high density molded propellant charge, enclosing the assembly in a cylindrical titanium case. When the round is fired, a small charge located immediately behind the cannon round accelerates it into the TCIAM-2's barrel before the main charge ignites. The result of this unorthodox firing approach is a gun with a muzzle velocity of over 5,100 ft/sec, as compared to the M61A1's performance of 3,500 ft/sec. Divine Thunder's guidance is based off the datastream from the MMS-4 and independently operated by the aircraft itself, although a pilot can manually override the system if so desired.
Variants:
TSA-12A - Standard version
TSA-12B - Navalized version for operation from aircraft carriers
Price for export:
TSA-12A - $83,500,000 ea.
TSA-12B (navalized, with reinforced materials, etc.) - $92,000,000 ea.
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-65189/images/jas39/gripen.jpg
Technical Data:
Contractor: Kotoko Aircraft Corporation
Type: Advanced Tactical Attack Aircraft
Personnel: 2 (Pilot, Weapons Service Officer)
Systems/Avionics:
The TSA-12 Kestrel MSF is the second aircraft to use the advanced "Peregrine" avionics architecture, after the TSF-28D Seraph Air Superiority Fighter (domestic ver.) The Peregrine package can be split up into three parts: The MMS-4 Mission Management Suite, the SMS-2 Sensor Management Suite, and the VMS-10 Vehicle Management Suite, which are connected by a 2.2 GHz high-speed fiber optic bus, although the VMS-10 has its own bus for aircraft control.
MMS-4 - This subsystem of the Peregrine is composed of the terrain/navigation suite, fire-control, munitions management and Electronic Warfare equipment.
NGTRS-2 - Terrain Reference System, which relies on careful measurement of the terrain profile passing beneath the aircraft with a RADAR altimeter and comparison with digitally-stored geographic data. The primary advantage to using a TR system is that a standard TF (terrain-following) navigation scheme will alert enemy Electronic Survelliance Measures far sooner, due to the RADAR beam's direction. On the other hand, the TSA-12's TRN's altimeter has an extremely narrow beam width whose energy is directed downwards, rendering virtually all ESM measures impotent.
NTTC-92 - Target track component of the MMS-4. Capable of hunting in excess of 200 independent signatures, the system identifies the target's headings based on data from the IR sensors and RADAR system, then relays the information to the MMS-4.
NPRC-4 - Target attack component of the MMS-4. The NTTC's datastream is relayed to the NPRC, which then relays the information to the TSA-12's weapons systems for firing solutions. Capable of marking fifty-six different targets at one time, and simultaeneously attacking up to eight, the NPRC-4 is the heart of the TSA-12 Kestrel's extensive fire control systems.
Mk. 54 RWR - The Mk. 54 RADAR Warning Receiver is the standard EW suite mounted in Tyrandisan aircraft, designed to detect any and all emissions from hostile RADARs, including Low Probability of Intercept signals.
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SMS-2 - This subsystem of the Peregrine combines the TSA-12 MSF's RADAR, IRST, integrated signal processing, encrypted data, communications, and the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System interface, allocating the fighter's processor power to the sensor subsystems as required.
AN/PSI-3 - RADAR for the TSA-12, which is an phased array, inverse synthetic apeture system, mounted in the aircraft's nose and a tail housing, with sufficient Moving Target Indicator capability to burn through 5th Generation stealth (F-22 level) at up to 280 kilometers. The AN/PSI-3 is a No Probability of Interception system, meaning that the waveforms of the RADAR has a much longer pulse and lower amplitude, as well as a narrower beam and virtually no sidelobe radiation. The result of this waveform modification is that the AN/PSI-3 is virtually undetectable by enemy ESM receivers.
NISTC-66 - Infared Search and Track System, which scans for any and all heat signatures within a 100 km radius from the aircraft. When a target is discovered, the data is fed to the SMS-2, which then relays the information to the MMS-4's IR guided weapons (generally the TSM-1 "Falcon" XSRAAM). From there, the munition is guided to the missile based on its own seeker or the pilot can initiate a Command Datalink manual update.
MSRE-1 - Laser-Optical sensor, mounted underneath the aircraft's nose in a small pod. The MSRE-1 is a full EO package that uses a ytterbium-doped fiber optic laser to scan a 8x8 degree sector in front of the aircraft. Capability-wise, it can find a one centimeter cable at a range of two kilometers, even in poor weather conditions, allowing for improved A2G capability on the TSA-12 Kestrel Multi-mission Strike Fighter.
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VMS-10 - The Vehicle Management Suite is responsible for cockpit controls and displays, flight and manuver control, and engine/power control.
NACS Mk. II - Aircraft control system, composed of an advanced Fly-By-Light scheme that is made up of fiber-optic cables just nanometers thick. The NACS gives the TSA-12 far superior agility and manuverability to any legacy fly-by-wire system, thanks to the improved signal transfer speed that light offers. Furthermore, the NACS Mk. II renders the aircraft virtually immune to electro-magnetic interference, a problem that plagued FBW aircraft such as the GR.Mk.1 Tornado in service with Great Britain. The system binds all of the aeroelastic control surfaces and canards together, giving the Kestrel's pilot an aircraft capable of outmanuvering virtually any aircraft in the world.
AVLO "Chameleon" Smart Skin - This is a visual camouflage system that is meshed with the exterior carbon-nanotube skin. Through use of a number of minature photo-receptors that are mounted throughout the aircraft, the AVLO first takes in the overall color that surrounds the aircraft and processes it. It then transfers this data to the fiber-optics that are embedded in the aircraft's skin, which is manipulated by a separate computer. The AVLO then changes the color of these light-sensitive diodes to match the TSA-12's surroundings, rendering the aircraft virtually invisible against any neutral background (sky, ocean).
---
Stealth:
The TSA-12 Kestrel employs technologies to significantly reduce RADAR Cross Section (RCS), infrared signature, electromagnetic signature, visual signature and aural signature. RCS reduction represents the paramount feature considered in Kotoko Aircraft Corporation's design. To reduce RCS, the Kestrel employs a geometrically based radar dispersing configuration. Developed utilizing computational RCS modeling, the configuration employs facets approximated by curvelinear, polynomial sections. Ultimate RCS reduction for the TSA-12, however, is dependent upon a combination of bandpass external skins, internal shaping and the implementation of the NCPCAS-12 Active Stealth System.
NCPCAS-12 Active Stealth System
Between the external bandpass skins and the internal graphite hull backed by an alloy geodetic structure is a cavity. Within this cavity a low temperature plasma is achieved. This plasma, as manipulated by the TSA-12’s computer driven self-protection network, provides an unparalleled level of active stealth technology whereby incoming RADAR energy is substantially disrupted such that return signal is reduced to undetectable levels or chaotic, undecipherable signals. Rather than rely solely upon external shaping, the TSA-12's stealth technology adapts to frequency and bandwidth, allowing maximum low observance performance against all air-to-air and ground based RADAR types alike.
Reduction of IR emissions is achieved through the use of a dedicated engine bay cooling/IR signature reduction system. Ducting residual inlet air through the NCPCAS-12 significantly reduces the TSA-12 Kestrel's IR signature both at subsonic and supersonic speeds.
Aural signature is reduced in part through the NCPCAS-12. For enhanced aural signature reduction, the TSA-12 Kestrel Multi-mission Strike Fighter features Active Frequency Damping (AFD) and comparable active noise control systems. Visual signature is reduced through a chloro-flurosulphonic acid that is injected into the exhaust gases of the two TC-250-PW-60 engines, eliminating engine vapor contrails.
Cockpit:
Purchased from the Luftkrieg Aerospace Industries, the TSA-12 Kestrel's cockpit electronics/systems are an adapted version of the one used by the MMA-A3 Falcon Air Superiority Fighter.
http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6537/cockpit0016ox.gif
The GEC-built Head-Up Display (HUD) offers a wide field of view (30 degrees horizontally by 25 degrees vertically) and serves as a primary flight instrument for the pilot.
There are six liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in the cockpit. These present information in full color and are fully readable in direct sunlight. LCDs offer lower weight and less size than the cathode ray tube (CRT) displays used in most current aircraft. The lower power requirements also provide a reliability improvement over CRTs. The two Up-Front Displays (UFDs) measure 3"x4" in size and are located to the left and right of the control panel.
The Integrated Control Panel (ICP) is the primary means for manual pilot data entry for communications, navigation, and autopilot data. Located under the glareshield and HUD in center top of the instrument panel, this keypad entry system also has some double click functions, much like a computer mouse for rapid pilot access/use.
The Primary Multi-Function Display (PMFD) is a 8"x8" color display that is located in the middle of the instrument panel, under the ICP. It is the pilot’s principal display for aircraft navigation (including showing waypoints and route of flight) and Situation Assessment (SA) or a "God's-eye view" of the entire environment around (above, below, both sides, front and back) the aircraft.
Three Secondary Multi-Function Displays (SMFDs) are all 6.25" x 6.25" and two of them are located on either side of the PMFD on the instrument panel with the third underneath the PMFD between the pilot's knees. These are used for displaying tactical (both offensive and defensive) information as well as non-tactical information (such as checklists, subsystem status, engine thrust output, and stores management).
Features:
2 task-switching MFDs
Multi-node RADAR indication panel
Octo-functional HUD synchronized with MFD and helmet targeting
GPS synchronization panel
Topographic orientation TRV systems
Autopilot TRV/NRT based systems
JTIDs/A50 airborne intelligence/global targeting, guidance systems.
APEX 345 ejection seat, synchronized with primary turbine failures.
Canopy:
The canopy is manufactured of an advanced polycarbonate, backed by a rubber insulation layer and a thin strip of an indium-tin alloy. Traditionally, the cockpit has been the most problematic area for advanced stealth designers; because RADAR waves passes through the canopy as if it were transparent, an especially strong signal will bounce back to its receiver because any aircraft interior contains angles and shape that generate a substantial return. The InSn coating allows over 98.5% of visible light to pass through to the pilot, but will appear on RADAR as a semi-metallic surface, thus further reducing the TSA-12's already microscopic RCS.
Airframe:
Wing structure consists of two Ti-6A1-4V titanium and one Elgiloy cobalt-chromium-nickel alloy spar, fifteen titanium ribs, and multiple Titanium Oxide stringers. Titanium/tungsten plates are mated to the spar/rib structure, forming a fuel tank for the TSA-12. Wing skins composed of layered Single Walled Nano Tubes, providing maximum resistance to tear. Wing leading and trailing edges are graphite composites mated with titanium. Each wing is equipped with full span leading edge slats and trailing edge, double-slotted Fowler Flaps for lift augmentation. Maximum trailing edge flap deflection is 60º. Leading and trailing edge flaps are controlled by the NACS Mk. II Aircraft Control System fiber optic signals. The wing is equipped with 0.20c flapperons for subsonic roll.
Powerplant:
2x Tyrandis Engineering TC-250-PW-60 Pulse-Detonation turbofan hybrids, adapted from the TSF-28D Seraph Air Superiority Fighter, providing sum of 90,250 lbs thrust to the aircraft, with 360 degree thrust vectoring from +60 degrees through -60 degrees.
Weights:
Empty: 25,750 lbs
Standard: 44,540 lbs
Max: 65,400 lbs
Ceiling:
Classified, though released data indicates over 60,500 feet
Maximum Speed:
Mach 2.3 on supercruise, Mach 3.25 on full afterburners.
Weaponry:
Six internal hardpoints for AAMs, AGMs, etc.
2x IR-guided AAMs mounted on optional wingtip pylons
Optional mounting bars underwing also available
Total loadout of up to 18,520 lbs ordinance
Divine Thunder
http://www.milavia.net/aircraft/f-35/f-35_pic8.jpg
The TCIAM-2 Divine Thunder is a 27mm cannon used by all Tyrandisan aircraft. Based off a Mauser-style configuration, the gun has an extremely high rate of fire and range, thanks to the advanced construction of its ammunition. Divine Thunder uses a projectile that is surrounded with a high density molded propellant charge, enclosing the assembly in a cylindrical titanium case. When the round is fired, a small charge located immediately behind the cannon round accelerates it into the TCIAM-2's barrel before the main charge ignites. The result of this unorthodox firing approach is a gun with a muzzle velocity of over 5,100 ft/sec, as compared to the M61A1's performance of 3,500 ft/sec. Divine Thunder's guidance is based off the datastream from the MMS-4 and independently operated by the aircraft itself, although a pilot can manually override the system if so desired.
Variants:
TSA-12A - Standard version
TSA-12B - Navalized version for operation from aircraft carriers
Price for export:
TSA-12A - $83,500,000 ea.
TSA-12B (navalized, with reinforced materials, etc.) - $92,000,000 ea.