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02-01-2006, 05:11
T-0 Tsaplia
http://www.sergib.agava.ru/russia/sukhoi/t/4/ms/images/t4ms_3.jpg
Length: 78 m
Width: 41m
Height: 9 m
Normal Take-off weight: 257000 kg
Maximum Take-off weight: 340000 kg
Maximum Speed: In air: Mach 1.7; On water: 96 knots
Supercruise: Mach 1.3
Engine: 2x double contour turbofan OAK-D-231 engines, 29000 lbs of thrust
Range: 12543 km (with in air refueling, infinite)
Ceiling: 18 km
Armament: 2x BrahMos cruise missiles, 8x RZV-13 ground to air missiles or 8 air to air missiles (RSD-9, RDD-21, RKD-13), 10x Av.36 Hammerhead MADCAP Heavy Weight Torpedo, 12x Kh-55 Granat cruise missiles, various types of air droppable bombs with maximum weight of 9000 kg.
Avionics/Electronics: Almaz I super computer, IL, VRPB, OAK-SJ-373 Satellite/Transmission jamming device, OAK-RA-9 Intelligence Gathering Unit (hijacking satellite transmissions, decryption, etc.), OAK-R-921 all-weather Active Electronically Scanned Array Low Probability of Intercept radar, OAK-LN-27 LIDAR, OAK-AS-79 Active Sonar, OAK-PS-67 Passive Sonar
Landing: Can land on water, ice and ground
Crew: 6
Intro:
The newly created OAK (United Aviational Company, trans. Rus.) was now under controll of the state, the days of Yakovlev i Nikitin have passed, no longer could the company simply buy off all the assets of the competition and make mountains of profit from simply producing older or foreign aircraft for the Russian Air Force. Now they had to work for their bread. Russian Ministry of Defense however was quite open to new ideas and so then OAK said that they needed funds for a creation of a flying boat multipurpose aircraft RMD gave them what they needed. However the complete financial coverage of the project came at a cost, the project was deemed classified, none of the people working on it or aware of it were to speak of it in public, if they did they'd be considered traitors.
The work went along smoothly and in just a few years Russian VVS (Air Force) had what they wanted and even more. T-0 Tsaplia is an innovation in the flying boat design it is an ultimate killing machine to be used against the enemies in the skies, on water and beneath it.
Airframe:
The airframe is built around aluminum titanium ribs, on which an aluminum titanium body is placed. The body is covered with silicon infused plastic reinforced with graphite fibers. The fibers disperse heat generated by the systems within the plane’s body making Tsaplia effectively invisible to IR sensors while moving at subsonic speeds. The radar cross section is reduced in several ways. First there is a ferromagnetic ceramic material filling between the outer plastic skin and the aluminum titanium body. That space is also arranged in a triangular structure that traps the portion of the incoming radar waves. Finally the plastic is painted with “iron ball” radar wave absorbent paint that transfers the radar waves into heat energy. The heat energy is immediately absorbed and dispersed by the graphite fibers, thus not increasing the IR signature of the plane. The plane lacks any sort of tail wings which reduces its RCS; the instability problem is solved by having a powerful onboard computer make automatic adjustments to the angle of the 3D vertical thrusters that the plane also features. In addition the bottom of the plane is bended in such a way as to allow it to land on water, yet the structure is bended to also keep in mind the reduction of the radar waves reflected by the plane. Also the plane features sound absorbing materials, and especially tightened screws as to reduce its range of detection by passive sonar.
Propulsion:
Tsaplia has two modes of propulsion. One being the 2 double contour turbofan OAK-D-231 engines, each one generating 29000 pounds of thrust. A double contour engine consists of two contours; one smaller inner contour is a OAK-C-314 compressor. It works by first slowing down the air just before it enters the compressor, increasing the air pressure. After it entered the compressor several dozen compressor tubes arranged on each side of the walls of the contour continuously push on the air that is coming into the compressor. Because of this continuous action as well as the fact that the contour becomes narrower as the air draws towards the exit, the air pressure becomes 40 times greater. While in the compressor a portion of the air enters the heating tubes there the combustion of the fuel occurs, the rest of the air goes around the heating tubes gets heated up and keeps the temperature inside the compressor between 1000 and 1600 degrees Celsius. After the air exits the compressor it travels into the detonation chamber there additional fuel is combusted in order to increase the total thrust. Once it is all done the resulted hot gas/air mixture expands and does several things, it spins the turbine with an electric generator which keeps all the electronically operated systems, including the compressor, running and it creates thrust. However it does not do so before it is impacted by the processes in the outer, contour. The bigger outer contour simply allows the air to freely flow through it, the free flowing, cool air then mixes with the hot air coming out of the detonation chamber and during such action several things happen. For one the heat signature produced by the engines is greatly reduced, for the other the sound emitted by the engines is greatly reduced, and also the fuel efficiency is increased. However the engine sacrifices in thrust. As a final measure meant to decrease the heat signature created by the engines, the thrusters are of rectangular shape and the slope of the airframe is designed so the incoming cool air would slide down to the engines and mix with the heated air coming out of the thrusters. Thus we have extremely stealthy and quite engines for an extremely stealthy and quite aircraft. The thrusters have a 3D vector thrust capability to increase the maneuverability of the plane and keep the plane flying stable with the absence of the tail wings. This first mode of propulsion is to be used while flying.
The second mode of propulsion is to be used while on water, it is a Magnetic hydro dynamic drive. In this case 90% of the gas generated by the double contour engine is used to spin the turbine, thus creating more electricity and allowing the magnetic hydro dynamic drive to function. MHD works by applying a magnetic field to an electrically conducting fluid. In our case that is sea water. The maximum speed achieved with MHD is around 100 knots in addition it generates little noise. The MHD is not widely used today because it is more expensive then the propeller drive since a large engine driven generator is required in order to abtain the electricity needed to use MHD to its full potential. However since Tsaplia has such an engine and a turbine either way, it was deemed that MHD was the best way to go in this situation.
Avionics:
All the systems aboard the plane are ran by Almaz super computer which is divided into several major subsystems including: CP, RB, PO.
CU- Controli I Pilotirovanie (Control and Piloting)
This is system is responsible for allowing pilot and co-pilot fly the plane as well as they want. The output part of the system is located in the pilot cabin and consists of 6 LCD screens, 3 for each pilot. One shows the information about the status of the aircraft and its immediate surroundings such as the speed of the air flow hitting the aircraft, the amount of fuel left in the tanks, the speed of the aircraft, and the angle of the aircraft and so on and so forth. The other one shows the status of all the weapons on board, and their status. And the third one shows the VRPB model to be used for passive navigation and target tracking, targeting and target engagement. A pilot can simply push on the icon of a weapon on the weapons status screen and then push the icon of an object he wants to be targeted on the VRPB screen and a missile will automatically lock-on to that object.
RB- Radio Borba (Electronic Warfare)
The output devices for this system are placed in a compartment below and behind the pilot cabin. The system has latest generation satellite jammers, equipment to hijack radio transmission, etc.
PO- Paluba Opoznania (Deck of Recognition)
This system is stationed in a cabin behind the RB compartment. Basically this is there all the data collecting sensors are stationed. The ship features sensors for collecting data in two modes, the air mode and the sea mode. The air mode features a OAK-R-921 all-weather Active Electronically Scanned Array Low Probability of Intercept radar that uses a great number of small transmit/receive modules that each scan a small fixed area removing the need for a mobile antena. AESA/LPI radars feature short to instantaneous (millisecond) scanning rates and have desirable low-probability of intercept characteristic. The radar is also far smaller then its alternatives and far less complexed in its design. Also because it is an LPI radar that means that there is a high probability that it will not trigger the enemie’s detection warning signal and also will make it difficult for a radiation seeking missile to lock on to Tsaplia. The radar sensors are spread out all around the plane, allowing for a 360 degree coverage.In addition to the radar there is also a Rubin-I laser targeting system, heat detection equipment, and all the equipment needed to use the data for targeting. Basically this compartment collects the data, sends it over to the pilot’s VRPB model along with targeting information and so on, allowing the pilot to simply push on the icon of the object to be targeted. In addition to all of that there is also equipment to calculate the course to be taken to avoid detection by the enemie’s radar. provided you know the enemie’s position and the characteristics of their radar a stealthy aircraft can plant a safe route that would allow it to completely avoid detection by enemie’s radar sensors. This doesn’t however work so well against AWACs. The sea mode consists of Passive and Active sonar sensors, as well as separate LIDAR sensors. This mode provides targeting information for the torpedoes and such. The sensors can operate in both modes simultaneously. In addition PO features the Information Link that connects Tsaplia to the global VRPB network which puts the information gathered by sensors of all units that are part of the system in a single model to be accessed by all with proper authorization. This means that if a nation already has a presense in the area that can detect the enemy, Tsaplia can simply turn off most of its electronic equipment and fly almost completely invisible, with targeting and navigational information provided to it by the Information Link.
Arnament:
The aircraft has a number of firing ports. For one there are two vertical cruise missile firing port located on the front of the upper side of the plane. Each concealed hatch stores a BrahMos cruise missile that can be fired vertically then it is required. In addition to that there is another concealed hatch which then opened releases a revolver type device that holds up to 8 ground to air or air to air missiles. On the buttom in the front part of the boat there are two turpedo tube outlets positioned opposite each other, the boat holds a total of 10 torpedoes. In addition to that there is also another hatch on the buttom for firing cruise missiles while in the air, a total of 12 cruise missiles maybe stored in the loading compartment. Plus of course there is a big hatch for dropping very precise gravitation guided bombs. All the loading and reloading precidures are automated.
Variants:
T-0T Krab- Modified for troop and military hardware transport purposes.
http://www.sergib.agava.ru/russia/sukhoi/t/4/ms/images/t4ms_3.jpg
Length: 78 m
Width: 41m
Height: 9 m
Normal Take-off weight: 257000 kg
Maximum Take-off weight: 340000 kg
Maximum Speed: In air: Mach 1.7; On water: 96 knots
Supercruise: Mach 1.3
Engine: 2x double contour turbofan OAK-D-231 engines, 29000 lbs of thrust
Range: 12543 km (with in air refueling, infinite)
Ceiling: 18 km
Armament: 2x BrahMos cruise missiles, 8x RZV-13 ground to air missiles or 8 air to air missiles (RSD-9, RDD-21, RKD-13), 10x Av.36 Hammerhead MADCAP Heavy Weight Torpedo, 12x Kh-55 Granat cruise missiles, various types of air droppable bombs with maximum weight of 9000 kg.
Avionics/Electronics: Almaz I super computer, IL, VRPB, OAK-SJ-373 Satellite/Transmission jamming device, OAK-RA-9 Intelligence Gathering Unit (hijacking satellite transmissions, decryption, etc.), OAK-R-921 all-weather Active Electronically Scanned Array Low Probability of Intercept radar, OAK-LN-27 LIDAR, OAK-AS-79 Active Sonar, OAK-PS-67 Passive Sonar
Landing: Can land on water, ice and ground
Crew: 6
Intro:
The newly created OAK (United Aviational Company, trans. Rus.) was now under controll of the state, the days of Yakovlev i Nikitin have passed, no longer could the company simply buy off all the assets of the competition and make mountains of profit from simply producing older or foreign aircraft for the Russian Air Force. Now they had to work for their bread. Russian Ministry of Defense however was quite open to new ideas and so then OAK said that they needed funds for a creation of a flying boat multipurpose aircraft RMD gave them what they needed. However the complete financial coverage of the project came at a cost, the project was deemed classified, none of the people working on it or aware of it were to speak of it in public, if they did they'd be considered traitors.
The work went along smoothly and in just a few years Russian VVS (Air Force) had what they wanted and even more. T-0 Tsaplia is an innovation in the flying boat design it is an ultimate killing machine to be used against the enemies in the skies, on water and beneath it.
Airframe:
The airframe is built around aluminum titanium ribs, on which an aluminum titanium body is placed. The body is covered with silicon infused plastic reinforced with graphite fibers. The fibers disperse heat generated by the systems within the plane’s body making Tsaplia effectively invisible to IR sensors while moving at subsonic speeds. The radar cross section is reduced in several ways. First there is a ferromagnetic ceramic material filling between the outer plastic skin and the aluminum titanium body. That space is also arranged in a triangular structure that traps the portion of the incoming radar waves. Finally the plastic is painted with “iron ball” radar wave absorbent paint that transfers the radar waves into heat energy. The heat energy is immediately absorbed and dispersed by the graphite fibers, thus not increasing the IR signature of the plane. The plane lacks any sort of tail wings which reduces its RCS; the instability problem is solved by having a powerful onboard computer make automatic adjustments to the angle of the 3D vertical thrusters that the plane also features. In addition the bottom of the plane is bended in such a way as to allow it to land on water, yet the structure is bended to also keep in mind the reduction of the radar waves reflected by the plane. Also the plane features sound absorbing materials, and especially tightened screws as to reduce its range of detection by passive sonar.
Propulsion:
Tsaplia has two modes of propulsion. One being the 2 double contour turbofan OAK-D-231 engines, each one generating 29000 pounds of thrust. A double contour engine consists of two contours; one smaller inner contour is a OAK-C-314 compressor. It works by first slowing down the air just before it enters the compressor, increasing the air pressure. After it entered the compressor several dozen compressor tubes arranged on each side of the walls of the contour continuously push on the air that is coming into the compressor. Because of this continuous action as well as the fact that the contour becomes narrower as the air draws towards the exit, the air pressure becomes 40 times greater. While in the compressor a portion of the air enters the heating tubes there the combustion of the fuel occurs, the rest of the air goes around the heating tubes gets heated up and keeps the temperature inside the compressor between 1000 and 1600 degrees Celsius. After the air exits the compressor it travels into the detonation chamber there additional fuel is combusted in order to increase the total thrust. Once it is all done the resulted hot gas/air mixture expands and does several things, it spins the turbine with an electric generator which keeps all the electronically operated systems, including the compressor, running and it creates thrust. However it does not do so before it is impacted by the processes in the outer, contour. The bigger outer contour simply allows the air to freely flow through it, the free flowing, cool air then mixes with the hot air coming out of the detonation chamber and during such action several things happen. For one the heat signature produced by the engines is greatly reduced, for the other the sound emitted by the engines is greatly reduced, and also the fuel efficiency is increased. However the engine sacrifices in thrust. As a final measure meant to decrease the heat signature created by the engines, the thrusters are of rectangular shape and the slope of the airframe is designed so the incoming cool air would slide down to the engines and mix with the heated air coming out of the thrusters. Thus we have extremely stealthy and quite engines for an extremely stealthy and quite aircraft. The thrusters have a 3D vector thrust capability to increase the maneuverability of the plane and keep the plane flying stable with the absence of the tail wings. This first mode of propulsion is to be used while flying.
The second mode of propulsion is to be used while on water, it is a Magnetic hydro dynamic drive. In this case 90% of the gas generated by the double contour engine is used to spin the turbine, thus creating more electricity and allowing the magnetic hydro dynamic drive to function. MHD works by applying a magnetic field to an electrically conducting fluid. In our case that is sea water. The maximum speed achieved with MHD is around 100 knots in addition it generates little noise. The MHD is not widely used today because it is more expensive then the propeller drive since a large engine driven generator is required in order to abtain the electricity needed to use MHD to its full potential. However since Tsaplia has such an engine and a turbine either way, it was deemed that MHD was the best way to go in this situation.
Avionics:
All the systems aboard the plane are ran by Almaz super computer which is divided into several major subsystems including: CP, RB, PO.
CU- Controli I Pilotirovanie (Control and Piloting)
This is system is responsible for allowing pilot and co-pilot fly the plane as well as they want. The output part of the system is located in the pilot cabin and consists of 6 LCD screens, 3 for each pilot. One shows the information about the status of the aircraft and its immediate surroundings such as the speed of the air flow hitting the aircraft, the amount of fuel left in the tanks, the speed of the aircraft, and the angle of the aircraft and so on and so forth. The other one shows the status of all the weapons on board, and their status. And the third one shows the VRPB model to be used for passive navigation and target tracking, targeting and target engagement. A pilot can simply push on the icon of a weapon on the weapons status screen and then push the icon of an object he wants to be targeted on the VRPB screen and a missile will automatically lock-on to that object.
RB- Radio Borba (Electronic Warfare)
The output devices for this system are placed in a compartment below and behind the pilot cabin. The system has latest generation satellite jammers, equipment to hijack radio transmission, etc.
PO- Paluba Opoznania (Deck of Recognition)
This system is stationed in a cabin behind the RB compartment. Basically this is there all the data collecting sensors are stationed. The ship features sensors for collecting data in two modes, the air mode and the sea mode. The air mode features a OAK-R-921 all-weather Active Electronically Scanned Array Low Probability of Intercept radar that uses a great number of small transmit/receive modules that each scan a small fixed area removing the need for a mobile antena. AESA/LPI radars feature short to instantaneous (millisecond) scanning rates and have desirable low-probability of intercept characteristic. The radar is also far smaller then its alternatives and far less complexed in its design. Also because it is an LPI radar that means that there is a high probability that it will not trigger the enemie’s detection warning signal and also will make it difficult for a radiation seeking missile to lock on to Tsaplia. The radar sensors are spread out all around the plane, allowing for a 360 degree coverage.In addition to the radar there is also a Rubin-I laser targeting system, heat detection equipment, and all the equipment needed to use the data for targeting. Basically this compartment collects the data, sends it over to the pilot’s VRPB model along with targeting information and so on, allowing the pilot to simply push on the icon of the object to be targeted. In addition to all of that there is also equipment to calculate the course to be taken to avoid detection by the enemie’s radar. provided you know the enemie’s position and the characteristics of their radar a stealthy aircraft can plant a safe route that would allow it to completely avoid detection by enemie’s radar sensors. This doesn’t however work so well against AWACs. The sea mode consists of Passive and Active sonar sensors, as well as separate LIDAR sensors. This mode provides targeting information for the torpedoes and such. The sensors can operate in both modes simultaneously. In addition PO features the Information Link that connects Tsaplia to the global VRPB network which puts the information gathered by sensors of all units that are part of the system in a single model to be accessed by all with proper authorization. This means that if a nation already has a presense in the area that can detect the enemy, Tsaplia can simply turn off most of its electronic equipment and fly almost completely invisible, with targeting and navigational information provided to it by the Information Link.
Arnament:
The aircraft has a number of firing ports. For one there are two vertical cruise missile firing port located on the front of the upper side of the plane. Each concealed hatch stores a BrahMos cruise missile that can be fired vertically then it is required. In addition to that there is another concealed hatch which then opened releases a revolver type device that holds up to 8 ground to air or air to air missiles. On the buttom in the front part of the boat there are two turpedo tube outlets positioned opposite each other, the boat holds a total of 10 torpedoes. In addition to that there is also another hatch on the buttom for firing cruise missiles while in the air, a total of 12 cruise missiles maybe stored in the loading compartment. Plus of course there is a big hatch for dropping very precise gravitation guided bombs. All the loading and reloading precidures are automated.
Variants:
T-0T Krab- Modified for troop and military hardware transport purposes.