Verostad
11-07-2007, 01:33
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN F-23A BLACK WIDOW II (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12863346&postcount=2)
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(OOC: It's not finished yet so no order available for now.I'll let you know when its available.)
Verostad
11-07-2007, 01:36
GENERAL DIMENSIONS
Lenght: 20,60 meters
Height: 4,30 meters
Wingspan: 13,30 meters
Wing area: 88,00 square meters
Wing aspect ratio: 2,01 :1
Wing leading edge sweep angle: 45,00 degrees
Wing anhedral/dihedral: - 1,00 degree
Tailplane span: 11,45 meters
Tailplane area: 54,00 square meters
Tailplane aspect ratio: 2,43 :1
Fins height: 2,50 meters
Fins area: 54,00 square meters
Fins cant angle: 75,00 degrees
Fins leading edge sweep angle: 45,00 degrees
Landing gear wheelbase: 11,50 meters
Landing gear track: 6,50 meters
WEIGHTS
Empty operating weight: 19 970 kilogramms
Normal take-off weight for air intercept mission ((2x AIM-9X, 6x AIM-120C5) NTOW) : 23 327 kilogramms
Maximum take-off weight: 29 029 kilogramms
Internal fuel: 10 886 kilogramms
External fuel: none, in-flight refuelling receptacle
Wing loading at NTOW: 265 kilogramms/square meters
Dry thrust-to-weight ratio at NTOW: 1,09 :1
Afterburning thrust-to-weight ratio at NTOW: 1,36 :1
Fuel fraction at NTOW: 0,36 :1
POWERPLANT
Type: Two Pratt&Whitney F119-PW-100 afterburning turbofans with thrust vectoring nozzles.See DESIGN for more details.
Maximum dry thrust: 25 388 kilogramms of force
Maximum afterburning thrust: 31 756 kilogramms of force
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed at sea level: 1 470 kilometers/hour
Maximum speed at cruise altitude: 3 160 kilometers/hour
Efficient cruise speed: 1 960 kilometers/hour
Maximum level acceleration at NTOW: 9,34 meters/square second
Maximum rate of climb at NTOW: 16 500 meters/minute
Maximum ceiling: 19 800 meters
Maximum angle of attack: 90 degrees
Maximum sustainable angle of attack: 60 degrees
Maximum roll rate: 270 degrees/second
Maximum instantaneous turn rate: 120 degrees/second
Maximum sustainable turn rate: 90 degrees/second
FIXED ARMAMENT
Type: One General Electric M61A1 6-barreled rotary cannon
Caliber: 20x119 millimeters
Rate of fire: 6 000 rounds/minute
Warhead: PGU-28/B 0.1 kilogramms of HEI-Frag
Ammunition: 450 rounds
ORDNANCE
Type Pylon 1A Pylon 1B Pylon 2 Pylon 3 Pylon 4 Pylon 5 Pylon 6B Pylon 6A
AIM-9X X2 X X X X X X X2
AIM-120C5 X X X X X X X X
AIM-120D X X X X X X X X
AIM-88D AAHARM --- X X X X X X ---
AVIONICS
Primary Sensor: One Nothrop Grumman/Raytheon AN/APG-77(V1) active electronically scanned phased array Doppler radar operating in the X-band.
Maximum search range against a 10 sq. meters aerial target: 480 kilometers
Maximum search range against a 3 sq. meters aerial target: 260 kilometers
Maximum tracking range against a 10 sq. meters aerial target: 430 kilometers
Maximum tracking range against a 3 sq. meters aerial target: 200 kilometers
Maximum search range against a 10 sq. meters ground target: 310 kilometers
Maximum tracking range against a 10 sq. meters ground target: 230 kilometers
Maximum search range against a 100 sq. meters sea surface target: 370 kilometers
Maximum search range against a 100 sq. meters sea surface target: 280 kilometers
Maximum trackable targets in air-to-air mode: 40
Maximum engageable targets in air-to-air mode: 8
Look down/Shoot down capability: yes
Look up/Shoot up capability: yes
Description: One of Verostad most advanced radar suite ever mounted on a fighter plane the APG-77 is shared between many platforms, most notably the F-22A.On the F-23A it has been tailored into the V1 version optimized for air combat.It incorporates all of the usual fighter radar modes in air-to-air engagements but adds some nice trick that other more conventionnal radars cannot achieve.The main reason for that is that it uses an active radar antenna which is composed of thousands of small antenna module which are in effect micro radars.Each receive/transmit module, as they are known, can be steered into its own target or several can cooperate performing one task while another area of the array can perform another task.This permits a wide range of new modes not commonly available on fighter radars.Such as LPI(Low Porbability of Intercept) operation which basically means that while the radar is searching for targets its emissions cannot be detected by enemy ESM devices or RWR.It also enables a very accurate NCTR picture which is powerful enough to actually function as an imaging device.Also it has a built in IFF capabilities which prevent the carrying of a dedicated IFF interrogator.Finally because of its nature the APG-77 is near impossible to jam as all it's receive/transmit module are frequency agile and that, due to the pecularities of radar jamming, only a single part of the array will be jammed at 100 percent.Since the radar doesnt necessarily use all of its array for detection and tracking, other parts of it can perform the task of the modules that are being jammed.Moreover, this particular type of array doesn't emit sidelobes meaning that jamming techniques which use this characteristics of Doppler radar jamming cannot function.
The power of the radar calculators also enables it to function as a radar jamming device, able to perform many jamming techniques and shift frequencies many times per second.Built in the computers is library of all known radars available as well as a threat library.The latter will function as a radar warning receiver but much more useful as a radar sensor able to direct anti-radiation missile at other targets such as an AEW&C aircraft or even fighter planes.For this function to be of any use though special missiles have to be carried which will be able to home on the emitting aircraft.
Secondary Sensor: None
Optionnal Sensor: None