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10-08-2005, 05:09
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RS-8 Pit Viper
Wing Span: 9.8 m / 32.2 ft
Length: 14.8 m / 48.6 ft
Height: 4.8 m / 15.7 ft
Empty: 6,526 kg / 14,387 lb
Fully Loaded: 15,598 kg / 34,388 lb
Maximum takeoff: 16,875 kg / 37,203 lb
Engine: One Nexus DL-563OVT 3-D vectored-thrust supercruising turbofans, 37,500 lb thrust
Maximum speed: Mach 2.8
Cruising speed: Mach 1.9
Range: 4,500 km / 2,796 miles
Service Ceiling: 18,288 m / 60,000 ft
Armament:
1 30mm cannon, 1,500 rpm, 250 carried rounds
6 hardpoints on the wings
3 hardpoints on the fuselage
2 wingtip hardpoints
Crew: 1
Sensors: FLIR; IRST; “Eyeglass” MPI, active electronically scanned array, multimode radar; laser rangefinder.
Cost: $35,000,000 ($35 million) USD
Overview
The Pit Viper is an affordable next generation multi-role fighter. It was designed as a replacement for the F-16, Mig-29, and a cheaper alternative to the RS-7E Death Adder.
Design
The Death Adder was designed for high performance at a low cost. Utilizing the Nexus DL-563OVT engine found in the RS-7, this fighter has superb mobility at half the fuel consumption and half the cost. Also to cut back on cost was a reduction in the RAM material going into the design. Ram was used only on major radar reflection points. While it can be said the plane isn’t stealthy, it at least provides less of a target than a conventional fighter.
Avionics
The Pit Viper comes is equipped with the same systems as the RS-7 except for one thing: the radar. In an effort to cut down on costs, the RS-8 was equipped with the “Eyeglass” radar scheme. While it has similar range and targeting abilities as the “Peeping Tom” radar system, it does not have as good of stealth characteristics or as good of anti-ARC characteristics. As with the RS-7, the RS-8 expands the HUD system with an augmented reality system built into the helmet.
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RS-8 Pit Viper
Wing Span: 9.8 m / 32.2 ft
Length: 14.8 m / 48.6 ft
Height: 4.8 m / 15.7 ft
Empty: 6,526 kg / 14,387 lb
Fully Loaded: 15,598 kg / 34,388 lb
Maximum takeoff: 16,875 kg / 37,203 lb
Engine: One Nexus DL-563OVT 3-D vectored-thrust supercruising turbofans, 37,500 lb thrust
Maximum speed: Mach 2.8
Cruising speed: Mach 1.9
Range: 4,500 km / 2,796 miles
Service Ceiling: 18,288 m / 60,000 ft
Armament:
1 30mm cannon, 1,500 rpm, 250 carried rounds
6 hardpoints on the wings
3 hardpoints on the fuselage
2 wingtip hardpoints
Crew: 1
Sensors: FLIR; IRST; “Eyeglass” MPI, active electronically scanned array, multimode radar; laser rangefinder.
Cost: $35,000,000 ($35 million) USD
Overview
The Pit Viper is an affordable next generation multi-role fighter. It was designed as a replacement for the F-16, Mig-29, and a cheaper alternative to the RS-7E Death Adder.
Design
The Death Adder was designed for high performance at a low cost. Utilizing the Nexus DL-563OVT engine found in the RS-7, this fighter has superb mobility at half the fuel consumption and half the cost. Also to cut back on cost was a reduction in the RAM material going into the design. Ram was used only on major radar reflection points. While it can be said the plane isn’t stealthy, it at least provides less of a target than a conventional fighter.
Avionics
The Pit Viper comes is equipped with the same systems as the RS-7 except for one thing: the radar. In an effort to cut down on costs, the RS-8 was equipped with the “Eyeglass” radar scheme. While it has similar range and targeting abilities as the “Peeping Tom” radar system, it does not have as good of stealth characteristics or as good of anti-ARC characteristics. As with the RS-7, the RS-8 expands the HUD system with an augmented reality system built into the helmet.
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/1479/pitviper27go.jpg