Green Hawk
27-05-2007, 19:18
Name of Class: A-8 Great Black Hawk
Development
The Green Hawk Air Force wanted to replace both the F-117 Nighthawk and the A-6 Intruder, but two separate projects would cost too much so the X-17 project was started. Intended to be called the F/A-17 when finished it would do both fighter and attack missions. However, project costs were too high and the project was left unfinished for the cheaper X-8 project. This time it would be an all attack aircraft with stealth technology.
It first started with the A-6 Intruder airframe, it was curved to lower the radar cross-section of the craft. Then the engines were modified to lower the chance of detection by infrared sensors. Then more and more electronics were added like the Fly-By-Wire, ECM and the MGMF System. The MGMF stands for Multi-Guided Multi-Fire System. The system works with your radar and missiles to allow a fire and forget mode. Lets say you have two targets on radar. On your HUD (Heads Up Display) you mark them as hostile via the touch screen or the built in computer in the aircraft. Once marked, you fire two missiles and that’s when you can forget about them. The MGMF System will keep track of your missiles for you; if the missile strays off course the MGMF System will wirelessly tell the missiles to correct themselves. This means that the MGMF can act as the bombardier, which in turn allows the co-pilot to do other task. The X-8 does have one problem, even though it’s cheaper then the X-17. It’s maintenance cost, in the words of Air Force General Raptor. “The X-8 is a powerful attack aircraft, but it's cost is a –beep- bitch.” Other more basic features were also added on.
Features
All weather, day and night time mission aircraft. All weapons are internally loaded to add to "stealth", this means the gun, bombs, missiles and the refueling probe. You just flip a switch and then the gun hatch for the gun opens, and then you pull the trigger to lay waste to your target. Flip a different switch and the hatch for the probe opens; get your need of fuel in mid air. It’s based off of the A-6 Intruder, but the airframe is completely curved to lower radar cross section and it’s armor is replaced with radar absorbent skin. Two non-afterburner engines covered with heat shielding plates and a system that mix the hot engine exhausts with cold temperature in the area to make it hard to find with infrared sensors adds to its "stealth." There is also is a Fly-by-Wire system to make flying the X-8 easier and the throttle is placed on the right side of the plane. (A left-handed version can be made for added cost to its production.) Ejection seats for those rare moments when they’re needed. There is a HUD to display information, target information and a Multi-Guided Multi-Fire System to lower the priorities of the co-pilot.
General characteristics
Crew: 2 (Pilot, Bombardier/Navigator)
Length: 55ft 7 in
Wingspan: 45 ft 5 in
Height: 16 ft 6 in (5.08 m)
Wing area: 840 ft_ (78.04 m_)
Airfoil: Radar Absorbent Skin
Empty weight: 25,780 lb
Loaded weight: 35,146 lb
Max takeoff weight: 64,450 lb
Powerplant: 2_ Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch "Thrust" vectoring turbofans, 35,000 lb (155.7 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.22 at high altitude
Cruise speed: Mach 1.02[41] high altitude
Range: 2,000 mi
Combat Range: 1,200 mi
Ferry Range: 2,400 mi
Maximum Altitude: 41,120 ft
Service ceiling: 38,240 ft
Rate of climb: 7,532-ft/per min
Thrust/weight: 1.22
Maximum g-load: _2/+9 g
Armament
Gun: 1_ 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling gun with 1,250 rounds (In a internal bay with a hatch, must flip switch to open hatch to fire. Increases radar cross section)
Bombs/Missiles:
Mk-82 Snakeye
Mk-83 (1,000 lb) (454 kg)
Mk-84 (2,000 lb) (907 kg)
Mk-117 (750 lb) (340 kg)
CBU-78 Gator
BLU-1 Rockeye II cluster bombs
BLU-27/B Rockeye II cluster bombs
Mk20 cluster bombs
BL755 cluster bombs
CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs
GBU-10E Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-12D Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-16B Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-24 Paveway III Laser Guided Bomb
AGM-123A Skipper II
AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-62 Walleye
AIM-9 Sidewinder
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AGM-84D Harpoon
AGM-88 HARM
AGM-84E SLAM
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-123 Skipper
B-61 Special Weapon
JDAM
GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs)
Various Land mines
Various underwater mines
Various practice bombs
Counter Measures:
Illumination flares
ECM
Chaff pods
OOC: I'm done! Party time! :D Again, this is classified and only Green Hawk (Me) and members of UFAN can post here IC.
Development
The Green Hawk Air Force wanted to replace both the F-117 Nighthawk and the A-6 Intruder, but two separate projects would cost too much so the X-17 project was started. Intended to be called the F/A-17 when finished it would do both fighter and attack missions. However, project costs were too high and the project was left unfinished for the cheaper X-8 project. This time it would be an all attack aircraft with stealth technology.
It first started with the A-6 Intruder airframe, it was curved to lower the radar cross-section of the craft. Then the engines were modified to lower the chance of detection by infrared sensors. Then more and more electronics were added like the Fly-By-Wire, ECM and the MGMF System. The MGMF stands for Multi-Guided Multi-Fire System. The system works with your radar and missiles to allow a fire and forget mode. Lets say you have two targets on radar. On your HUD (Heads Up Display) you mark them as hostile via the touch screen or the built in computer in the aircraft. Once marked, you fire two missiles and that’s when you can forget about them. The MGMF System will keep track of your missiles for you; if the missile strays off course the MGMF System will wirelessly tell the missiles to correct themselves. This means that the MGMF can act as the bombardier, which in turn allows the co-pilot to do other task. The X-8 does have one problem, even though it’s cheaper then the X-17. It’s maintenance cost, in the words of Air Force General Raptor. “The X-8 is a powerful attack aircraft, but it's cost is a –beep- bitch.” Other more basic features were also added on.
Features
All weather, day and night time mission aircraft. All weapons are internally loaded to add to "stealth", this means the gun, bombs, missiles and the refueling probe. You just flip a switch and then the gun hatch for the gun opens, and then you pull the trigger to lay waste to your target. Flip a different switch and the hatch for the probe opens; get your need of fuel in mid air. It’s based off of the A-6 Intruder, but the airframe is completely curved to lower radar cross section and it’s armor is replaced with radar absorbent skin. Two non-afterburner engines covered with heat shielding plates and a system that mix the hot engine exhausts with cold temperature in the area to make it hard to find with infrared sensors adds to its "stealth." There is also is a Fly-by-Wire system to make flying the X-8 easier and the throttle is placed on the right side of the plane. (A left-handed version can be made for added cost to its production.) Ejection seats for those rare moments when they’re needed. There is a HUD to display information, target information and a Multi-Guided Multi-Fire System to lower the priorities of the co-pilot.
General characteristics
Crew: 2 (Pilot, Bombardier/Navigator)
Length: 55ft 7 in
Wingspan: 45 ft 5 in
Height: 16 ft 6 in (5.08 m)
Wing area: 840 ft_ (78.04 m_)
Airfoil: Radar Absorbent Skin
Empty weight: 25,780 lb
Loaded weight: 35,146 lb
Max takeoff weight: 64,450 lb
Powerplant: 2_ Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch "Thrust" vectoring turbofans, 35,000 lb (155.7 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.22 at high altitude
Cruise speed: Mach 1.02[41] high altitude
Range: 2,000 mi
Combat Range: 1,200 mi
Ferry Range: 2,400 mi
Maximum Altitude: 41,120 ft
Service ceiling: 38,240 ft
Rate of climb: 7,532-ft/per min
Thrust/weight: 1.22
Maximum g-load: _2/+9 g
Armament
Gun: 1_ 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling gun with 1,250 rounds (In a internal bay with a hatch, must flip switch to open hatch to fire. Increases radar cross section)
Bombs/Missiles:
Mk-82 Snakeye
Mk-83 (1,000 lb) (454 kg)
Mk-84 (2,000 lb) (907 kg)
Mk-117 (750 lb) (340 kg)
CBU-78 Gator
BLU-1 Rockeye II cluster bombs
BLU-27/B Rockeye II cluster bombs
Mk20 cluster bombs
BL755 cluster bombs
CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs
GBU-10E Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-12D Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-16B Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-24 Paveway III Laser Guided Bomb
AGM-123A Skipper II
AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-62 Walleye
AIM-9 Sidewinder
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AGM-84D Harpoon
AGM-88 HARM
AGM-84E SLAM
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-123 Skipper
B-61 Special Weapon
JDAM
GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs)
Various Land mines
Various underwater mines
Various practice bombs
Counter Measures:
Illumination flares
ECM
Chaff pods
OOC: I'm done! Party time! :D Again, this is classified and only Green Hawk (Me) and members of UFAN can post here IC.