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10-10-2005, 04:33
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Overview:
The F-77 Howler is the newest aircraft presented by United Aerospace Corporation (UAC). It is a all new strike aircraft designed to supplement the F-79 Archangel, and replace aging F-135 Commandos in the Air Force and Navy along with a special one made for the Marine Corps. It has all the features of the F-135 and much, much more. Designed with new technologies like the Ramfan jet engine and friction-electricity system, it is the next-generation of strike aircraft that will dominate its role for the next 50 years.
Airframe:
Unlike many other strike and multi-role aircrafts, the F-77 isn't a scaled-down version of its air superiority counterpart or incredibally based upon it. Instead this is totally different from the F-79 along with being serving a different role then the F-79.
The airframe of the F-77 is designed out of light-weight composite material called carbon-reinforced fiber. This makes the airframe extremely light-weight, while making it as strong as metallic airframes built from titanium or aluminium. The F-77A uses 87% composite material on its entire body with 8% titanium and 5% aluminium. Besides the make-up of the body, it is designed in a curvature way so that all the body blends into the single engine. This makes it aerodynamically more viable. Not only that but the aircraft features extensions similar to the SR-71 next to the fuselage.
The most noticeable thing about the F-77 Howler is its switch-blade wings. It allows it the F-77 to adjust its wing shape to the mission presented to it. For example it is capable of having straight-wings when it needs to take-off, while having delta formations wings when it needs to go supersonic, and also it allows for the wings to move foward when it needs more manuverability. All this gives the F-77 the flexibility it needs to counter any situation it is presented with. Along with that, the wings are capable of wing warping. Wing warping was a system perfected on the F-79 Archangel. It has since been adapted to the F-77 Howler. The wing warping allows for the aircraft to bend and twist its wings to make it more aerodynamic and also allow it to be it more manuverable.
In the front of the F-77 Howler are a pair of canards. These are used mostly to add additional lift to the aircraft. Along with that they are also capable of being moved in switchblade fashion just like the regular wings. Not only that but they are also capable of doing wing warping. Both of these add to the canards manuverability, giving the F-77 manuverability unmatched by any fighter currently out on the market.
One immediate difference you'll find in the F-77 Howler that will distinguish it from other aircrafts, is it's engine placement. The engines have been placed on the wing near the fuselage. This gives it a certain similar appearence to the SR-71 Blackbird. The main reason behind this is to streamline the aircraft and also it adds to the stealth effect.
To add to this, the entire airframe is covered with a coating of advanced second-generation RAM paint. This allows it to cut its entire radar signature a lot to the point that it can escape most attacking enemies radars.
Propulsion:
The most interesting feature on the F-77 is the use of a new engine created by Union Aerospace Engine Corporations (UAEC) called the Union-180 family. The first in the line of these new engines, is the Union-181-2005 or Un-181-2005. This engine is a powerful monster, capable of producing over 70,000 lbs. This power is achieved by using one of the most advanced jet designs, the Ramfan.
The ramfan is a new breed of jet engines developed by United Aerospace Corporation and Union Aerospace Engine Corporation in a joint-project to offer more fuel efficiency to aircrafts while offering more power. The engine is remarkable on how it works, combining the advanatages of ramjets and turbofans, and creating a engine that can power the F-77A and forming the Un-180 family.
The ramfan works by having a low-bypass fan in-front of a conventional ramjet. The fan sucks in air and into a funnel/cone-type structure. The cone becomes very narrow causing the air to slow down, therefore compress, similar to the operation of a ramjet. Not only that but a series of pipes carrying liquid coolant act as a heat exchange. It works by having the coolant, cool the incoming air, therefore compressing it, and heating up the coolant. Once the air has been compressed, it goes through a narrow pipe where fuel injectors inject fuel, starting the combustion. After that the exhaust is let out. Here the heated coolant is then pumped to the back of the engine were it combusts with the rest of the exhaust. The bypass air joins the exhaust and contributes up to 25% of the thrust with a maximum of 45% bypass air since this is low-bypass fan.
Now this results in a ramjet that doesn't need assistance to start along with having a very powerful engine. Not only that it retains much of the ramjets simplicity, by having only a fan and a turbine. To get a real idea of the power, these babies can put out over 70,000 lbs of thrust per engine. Enough to give the F-77 exceptional performance while also allowing it to do its job successfully and fully intact. Here's a diagram of the engine:
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A optional addition to the engine is an inlet cone. These cones use shockwaves created from travelling at high-speeds, and direct them into the incoming air to further compress them. This allows for even more efficiency and results in more power capability. The modified version comes at no cost but is harder to maintain then the regular engines. For that reason, engines with the inlet cones, are called the Un-181B while the regular one is called the Un-181A.
For the thrust vectoring capabilities, a new step was taken, the introduction of counterflow thrust vectoring. A counterflow thrust vectoring nozzle works by using flow of air to direct the thrust into different directions instead of a mechanical part. This allows the nozzle to not enlarge the RCS while being lighter and much easier to maintain then regular thrust vectoring nozzle with the same capabilities. It is the next-generation of thrust vectoring, with the F-77A being the first aircraft to use it that has been built by United Aerospace Corporation.
Avionics and Electronics:
The avionics and electronics of the F-77A are the most up-to-date that can be offered by the aerospace industry of Space Union. The F-77A has the most up-to-date flight system employed on the F-79. A LCD screen is placed in the cockpit allowing the pilot to touch the screen to lock on the plane or destination. But some modifications have been made to the origional design. First of all, the LCD has been replaced by the use of FOLED. FOLED is similar to LCD except that is a fraction of the cost, size, and production needs. It can be mass-produced in a way that the LCD screen couldn't. It is also much more compact. Instead of having inches worth of screen in width for LCD screens, you can get FOLED screens for less than an inch of width. This has a substancial effect on the cockpit system. It allows for more systems to be incorporated along with not being as prone to problems and maintaince issues.
For more info on FOLED: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOLED
Besides the overall layout change for the F-77A, the F-77A Howler gets the a new variant of the 3DOPS, the 3DOPSA2. This new model isn't superior to the 3DOPSA1 but optimized for a much more different mission. The 3DOPSA1 was designed for air-to-air simulations so it had most of its power put to that task and the results proved it very lethal, but it sacraficed its potential for ground attack vs air-to-air. So the new 3DOPSA2 is the result of a need for more emphasis of the ground targets instead of air targets. It offers complete sensor integration optimised for attack missions. It is now capable of combining all the information of LIDAR/LADAR, radar, infra-red sensors, satellite imaging, and datalinks into a complete simulation. But now the simulation puts more power into creating a detailed simulation of the ground targets instead of the air. While this helps the F-77A Howler have much better ground-attack capability, it sacrafices some air-to-air ability and isn't as powerful as the 3DOPSA1 in that respect. But it does it's job in a way that will dazzle the pilot of the fortunate aircraft, and is much better for its environment than any system out to date.
For most part, the avionic systems of the aircraft are kept inside the fuselage of the aircraft. But a new development has changed that some what. Now a lot of the tracking systems and sensors such as the radar, LIDAR/LADAR, and infra-red sensor/systems are located in the canards. This allows it to have a better preception of the front of the aircraft, generally improving performance of the aircraft and entire air force's capability when it comes to strike missions. But it does have its weakness that it makes the aircraft more vaunerable to tracking loss if the canards are lost from AAA or other aircraft fire, so it is the decision of the customer where to put the tracking systems.
As for the architect of the systems, the entire system is designed with fly-by-optics as the controlling system. It allows for the pilot to have quicker reactions and response time then a regular fly-by-wire system allows. The fly-by-optics is connected to every system in the aircraft, fully integrating the aircraft into one machine not a set of machines glued together. This allows for a much more powerful aircraft and results in more kills and less deaths for your air force and overall superiority when it comes to multi-role aircrafts and ground strikes.
The paticular radar used on the aircraft is the SU/OAESA Strike Radar. This baby is one of the most powerful radars to date. It combines the power of a regular AESA and integrates it into the 3DOPSA2. This allows for all the information picked up by the radar to be directly sent to the main computer. The SU/OAESA is the main component in the entire 3DOPSA2 system, providing the most data and useful information for the pilot to use. Unlike other radars, though, it is located near the canards instead of the nose, in order to confuse the enemy into not knowing where the radar of the aircraft is located, and thus countering many countermeasures that could be employed against the radar.
Armenant:
The F-77A's is a primetime strike aircraft so it has been developed to strike deep in the heart of the enemies war machine and spread chaos in the orders. To accomplish this it has to have a range of weapons, that ensure it can do its job correctly. These come mostly from the internal bays of the F-77A. The F-77A is equipped with 2 internal bays with 1 of them in the front and the other one in the back. This way it balances the entire aircraft and doesn't cause a shift in weight in one side that could potentionally affect the performance of the F-77 Howler.
The first bay house the air-to-ground ordances. It is capable of housing up to 2,000 kgs worth of bombs. This could come in the form of two 2,000 lb bombs, 1 4,000 lbs bomb, 4 1,000 lbs bombs, or whatever the mission calls for because the internal bay is capable of being adjusted because of adjustable pylons inside the internal bay that lets you customize your weapon selection for each mission.
The other bay, contains the limited AAMs. There is a maximum of 4 AAM capable of being carried in the internal bay. Each hardpoint is capable of holding no more than 400 kg worth of missile weight. This allows it to have defensive capabilities during strike missions.
But the F-77 doesn't have to hold all of its weapons inside the aircraft. Instead it can carry on external hardpoints. The F-77A is equipped with 4 hardpoints on each wing. Not only that but it has 2 fusalage hardpoints that can carry fuel or even a long-range AAM. That is a total of 10 external hardpoints. Each hardpoint is capable of carrying 2,300 kg of ordance except for the fuselage hardpoints, which can carry only 400 kgs at maximum.
Electronic Countermeasures:
The F-77A Howler has been designed with a suite of ECMs that make earlier aircrafts look defenseless. All the measures have been ensured to elude the enemies sensors and weapons so that the F-77A has the optimal danger capability and survivability. The first component of the ECM system is the jamming system. The F-77A's radar (SU/OAESA) is equipped with an automatic jammer system. Everytime the aircraft fires off a radar signal, it fires a jamming signal right after. This way the other aircraft doesn't realise that its being tracked by an enemy fighter. Not only that but a jamming system called the JYU-A is used to jam all the radars in the area except for the aircrafts own. This works by having the JYU-A and the SU/OAESA work together. They both are designed to emit radar signals on different wavelengths each time they fire off. This allows for the aircraft to not jam its own radar. The JYU-A continues to jump frequency constantly making it difficult to defeat by enemy aircrafts, even with high-tech equipment on-board.
Other measures include the use of traditional chaffs and flares. High-powered flares fly out and release a huge explosion of light. This automatically is registered by any IR-Seeking enemies and is directed toward the explosion. The flare burst 3 times before dying out. This is the new generation of flares designed to defeat the new-generation of IR-Seeking missiles.
Specifications:
Type: Strike/Multi-Role Fighter
Length: 23 m
Height: 6 m
Wingspan: 20 m
Propulsion: 2 Un-181-2005 Ramfan engines rated at 70,000+ lbf each
Empty Weight: 14,000 kg
Full Weight: 22,000 kg
Maximum Weight: 40,000 kg
Normal Payload: 3,618 kg
Maximum Payload: 22,618 kg
Cruising Speed: Mach 1.7
Supercruising Speed: Mach 2.3
Maximum Speed (Clean): Mach 3.8
Operational Range: 2,575 km
Maximum Range: 3,702 km
Operational Ceiling: 28,956 m
Maximum Ceiling: 32,000 m
Crew: 2
Hardpoints: 10
Price: $90 million
DO YOUR OWN MATH! ALSO NO PRODUCTION RIGHTS!
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Overview:
The F-77 Howler is the newest aircraft presented by United Aerospace Corporation (UAC). It is a all new strike aircraft designed to supplement the F-79 Archangel, and replace aging F-135 Commandos in the Air Force and Navy along with a special one made for the Marine Corps. It has all the features of the F-135 and much, much more. Designed with new technologies like the Ramfan jet engine and friction-electricity system, it is the next-generation of strike aircraft that will dominate its role for the next 50 years.
Airframe:
Unlike many other strike and multi-role aircrafts, the F-77 isn't a scaled-down version of its air superiority counterpart or incredibally based upon it. Instead this is totally different from the F-79 along with being serving a different role then the F-79.
The airframe of the F-77 is designed out of light-weight composite material called carbon-reinforced fiber. This makes the airframe extremely light-weight, while making it as strong as metallic airframes built from titanium or aluminium. The F-77A uses 87% composite material on its entire body with 8% titanium and 5% aluminium. Besides the make-up of the body, it is designed in a curvature way so that all the body blends into the single engine. This makes it aerodynamically more viable. Not only that but the aircraft features extensions similar to the SR-71 next to the fuselage.
The most noticeable thing about the F-77 Howler is its switch-blade wings. It allows it the F-77 to adjust its wing shape to the mission presented to it. For example it is capable of having straight-wings when it needs to take-off, while having delta formations wings when it needs to go supersonic, and also it allows for the wings to move foward when it needs more manuverability. All this gives the F-77 the flexibility it needs to counter any situation it is presented with. Along with that, the wings are capable of wing warping. Wing warping was a system perfected on the F-79 Archangel. It has since been adapted to the F-77 Howler. The wing warping allows for the aircraft to bend and twist its wings to make it more aerodynamic and also allow it to be it more manuverable.
In the front of the F-77 Howler are a pair of canards. These are used mostly to add additional lift to the aircraft. Along with that they are also capable of being moved in switchblade fashion just like the regular wings. Not only that but they are also capable of doing wing warping. Both of these add to the canards manuverability, giving the F-77 manuverability unmatched by any fighter currently out on the market.
One immediate difference you'll find in the F-77 Howler that will distinguish it from other aircrafts, is it's engine placement. The engines have been placed on the wing near the fuselage. This gives it a certain similar appearence to the SR-71 Blackbird. The main reason behind this is to streamline the aircraft and also it adds to the stealth effect.
To add to this, the entire airframe is covered with a coating of advanced second-generation RAM paint. This allows it to cut its entire radar signature a lot to the point that it can escape most attacking enemies radars.
Propulsion:
The most interesting feature on the F-77 is the use of a new engine created by Union Aerospace Engine Corporations (UAEC) called the Union-180 family. The first in the line of these new engines, is the Union-181-2005 or Un-181-2005. This engine is a powerful monster, capable of producing over 70,000 lbs. This power is achieved by using one of the most advanced jet designs, the Ramfan.
The ramfan is a new breed of jet engines developed by United Aerospace Corporation and Union Aerospace Engine Corporation in a joint-project to offer more fuel efficiency to aircrafts while offering more power. The engine is remarkable on how it works, combining the advanatages of ramjets and turbofans, and creating a engine that can power the F-77A and forming the Un-180 family.
The ramfan works by having a low-bypass fan in-front of a conventional ramjet. The fan sucks in air and into a funnel/cone-type structure. The cone becomes very narrow causing the air to slow down, therefore compress, similar to the operation of a ramjet. Not only that but a series of pipes carrying liquid coolant act as a heat exchange. It works by having the coolant, cool the incoming air, therefore compressing it, and heating up the coolant. Once the air has been compressed, it goes through a narrow pipe where fuel injectors inject fuel, starting the combustion. After that the exhaust is let out. Here the heated coolant is then pumped to the back of the engine were it combusts with the rest of the exhaust. The bypass air joins the exhaust and contributes up to 25% of the thrust with a maximum of 45% bypass air since this is low-bypass fan.
Now this results in a ramjet that doesn't need assistance to start along with having a very powerful engine. Not only that it retains much of the ramjets simplicity, by having only a fan and a turbine. To get a real idea of the power, these babies can put out over 70,000 lbs of thrust per engine. Enough to give the F-77 exceptional performance while also allowing it to do its job successfully and fully intact. Here's a diagram of the engine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/jay3135/Hardware/ramfan.png
A optional addition to the engine is an inlet cone. These cones use shockwaves created from travelling at high-speeds, and direct them into the incoming air to further compress them. This allows for even more efficiency and results in more power capability. The modified version comes at no cost but is harder to maintain then the regular engines. For that reason, engines with the inlet cones, are called the Un-181B while the regular one is called the Un-181A.
For the thrust vectoring capabilities, a new step was taken, the introduction of counterflow thrust vectoring. A counterflow thrust vectoring nozzle works by using flow of air to direct the thrust into different directions instead of a mechanical part. This allows the nozzle to not enlarge the RCS while being lighter and much easier to maintain then regular thrust vectoring nozzle with the same capabilities. It is the next-generation of thrust vectoring, with the F-77A being the first aircraft to use it that has been built by United Aerospace Corporation.
Avionics and Electronics:
The avionics and electronics of the F-77A are the most up-to-date that can be offered by the aerospace industry of Space Union. The F-77A has the most up-to-date flight system employed on the F-79. A LCD screen is placed in the cockpit allowing the pilot to touch the screen to lock on the plane or destination. But some modifications have been made to the origional design. First of all, the LCD has been replaced by the use of FOLED. FOLED is similar to LCD except that is a fraction of the cost, size, and production needs. It can be mass-produced in a way that the LCD screen couldn't. It is also much more compact. Instead of having inches worth of screen in width for LCD screens, you can get FOLED screens for less than an inch of width. This has a substancial effect on the cockpit system. It allows for more systems to be incorporated along with not being as prone to problems and maintaince issues.
For more info on FOLED: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOLED
Besides the overall layout change for the F-77A, the F-77A Howler gets the a new variant of the 3DOPS, the 3DOPSA2. This new model isn't superior to the 3DOPSA1 but optimized for a much more different mission. The 3DOPSA1 was designed for air-to-air simulations so it had most of its power put to that task and the results proved it very lethal, but it sacraficed its potential for ground attack vs air-to-air. So the new 3DOPSA2 is the result of a need for more emphasis of the ground targets instead of air targets. It offers complete sensor integration optimised for attack missions. It is now capable of combining all the information of LIDAR/LADAR, radar, infra-red sensors, satellite imaging, and datalinks into a complete simulation. But now the simulation puts more power into creating a detailed simulation of the ground targets instead of the air. While this helps the F-77A Howler have much better ground-attack capability, it sacrafices some air-to-air ability and isn't as powerful as the 3DOPSA1 in that respect. But it does it's job in a way that will dazzle the pilot of the fortunate aircraft, and is much better for its environment than any system out to date.
For most part, the avionic systems of the aircraft are kept inside the fuselage of the aircraft. But a new development has changed that some what. Now a lot of the tracking systems and sensors such as the radar, LIDAR/LADAR, and infra-red sensor/systems are located in the canards. This allows it to have a better preception of the front of the aircraft, generally improving performance of the aircraft and entire air force's capability when it comes to strike missions. But it does have its weakness that it makes the aircraft more vaunerable to tracking loss if the canards are lost from AAA or other aircraft fire, so it is the decision of the customer where to put the tracking systems.
As for the architect of the systems, the entire system is designed with fly-by-optics as the controlling system. It allows for the pilot to have quicker reactions and response time then a regular fly-by-wire system allows. The fly-by-optics is connected to every system in the aircraft, fully integrating the aircraft into one machine not a set of machines glued together. This allows for a much more powerful aircraft and results in more kills and less deaths for your air force and overall superiority when it comes to multi-role aircrafts and ground strikes.
The paticular radar used on the aircraft is the SU/OAESA Strike Radar. This baby is one of the most powerful radars to date. It combines the power of a regular AESA and integrates it into the 3DOPSA2. This allows for all the information picked up by the radar to be directly sent to the main computer. The SU/OAESA is the main component in the entire 3DOPSA2 system, providing the most data and useful information for the pilot to use. Unlike other radars, though, it is located near the canards instead of the nose, in order to confuse the enemy into not knowing where the radar of the aircraft is located, and thus countering many countermeasures that could be employed against the radar.
Armenant:
The F-77A's is a primetime strike aircraft so it has been developed to strike deep in the heart of the enemies war machine and spread chaos in the orders. To accomplish this it has to have a range of weapons, that ensure it can do its job correctly. These come mostly from the internal bays of the F-77A. The F-77A is equipped with 2 internal bays with 1 of them in the front and the other one in the back. This way it balances the entire aircraft and doesn't cause a shift in weight in one side that could potentionally affect the performance of the F-77 Howler.
The first bay house the air-to-ground ordances. It is capable of housing up to 2,000 kgs worth of bombs. This could come in the form of two 2,000 lb bombs, 1 4,000 lbs bomb, 4 1,000 lbs bombs, or whatever the mission calls for because the internal bay is capable of being adjusted because of adjustable pylons inside the internal bay that lets you customize your weapon selection for each mission.
The other bay, contains the limited AAMs. There is a maximum of 4 AAM capable of being carried in the internal bay. Each hardpoint is capable of holding no more than 400 kg worth of missile weight. This allows it to have defensive capabilities during strike missions.
But the F-77 doesn't have to hold all of its weapons inside the aircraft. Instead it can carry on external hardpoints. The F-77A is equipped with 4 hardpoints on each wing. Not only that but it has 2 fusalage hardpoints that can carry fuel or even a long-range AAM. That is a total of 10 external hardpoints. Each hardpoint is capable of carrying 2,300 kg of ordance except for the fuselage hardpoints, which can carry only 400 kgs at maximum.
Electronic Countermeasures:
The F-77A Howler has been designed with a suite of ECMs that make earlier aircrafts look defenseless. All the measures have been ensured to elude the enemies sensors and weapons so that the F-77A has the optimal danger capability and survivability. The first component of the ECM system is the jamming system. The F-77A's radar (SU/OAESA) is equipped with an automatic jammer system. Everytime the aircraft fires off a radar signal, it fires a jamming signal right after. This way the other aircraft doesn't realise that its being tracked by an enemy fighter. Not only that but a jamming system called the JYU-A is used to jam all the radars in the area except for the aircrafts own. This works by having the JYU-A and the SU/OAESA work together. They both are designed to emit radar signals on different wavelengths each time they fire off. This allows for the aircraft to not jam its own radar. The JYU-A continues to jump frequency constantly making it difficult to defeat by enemy aircrafts, even with high-tech equipment on-board.
Other measures include the use of traditional chaffs and flares. High-powered flares fly out and release a huge explosion of light. This automatically is registered by any IR-Seeking enemies and is directed toward the explosion. The flare burst 3 times before dying out. This is the new generation of flares designed to defeat the new-generation of IR-Seeking missiles.
Specifications:
Type: Strike/Multi-Role Fighter
Length: 23 m
Height: 6 m
Wingspan: 20 m
Propulsion: 2 Un-181-2005 Ramfan engines rated at 70,000+ lbf each
Empty Weight: 14,000 kg
Full Weight: 22,000 kg
Maximum Weight: 40,000 kg
Normal Payload: 3,618 kg
Maximum Payload: 22,618 kg
Cruising Speed: Mach 1.7
Supercruising Speed: Mach 2.3
Maximum Speed (Clean): Mach 3.8
Operational Range: 2,575 km
Maximum Range: 3,702 km
Operational Ceiling: 28,956 m
Maximum Ceiling: 32,000 m
Crew: 2
Hardpoints: 10
Price: $90 million
DO YOUR OWN MATH! ALSO NO PRODUCTION RIGHTS!