Calizorinstan
12-10-2007, 20:52
To: The Aerospace Manufacturers of the World
From:The Calizorinstanian Air Force
We are sending out a RFP for a new COIN aircraft to replace our old aging A-37C "Sparrowhawk" upgraded A-37 fleet, whomever is selected will win a 50+ aircraft order. It needs to work well in an all weather environment, and most importantly be able to have low maintenance. It also must have a range of 500+ miles and good fuel endurance for long range COIN missions.
Sincerely,
General Ryan
CAF
Calizorinstan
Etoile Arcture
18-10-2007, 11:27
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Sequoia Aerospace Systems official sales solicitation
Sir,
In response to you Request for Proposal for a new counter-insurgency aircraft, Sequoia Aerospace Systems LLC makes the following proposal to the Calizorinstanian Air Force to supply fifty (50) A-20 "Renegade" close air support/forward air control aircraft for a total contract value of 600 million US dollars. Sequoia Aerospace Systems LLC will also agree to offer the Calizorinstanian Air Force option rights for additional orders.
The A-20 "Renegade" is an all-weather, day/night capable, robust ground attack aircraft with long loiter endurance and high survivability against enemy ground fire. The A-20 is in full operational service with both the Aerospace Forces and Expeditionary Forces of the Etoile Arcture Defence Forces, and has been successfully deployed during recent crisis's in North Alestra and Alfegos.
Full specifications for the A-20 "Renegade" are enclosed below.
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A-20/OA-20 Renegade
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(A-20A “Renegade” in Block 5 configuration)
DESCRIPTION
The A-20/OA-20 “Renegade” is single-seat, twin-engine, pusher prop attack and observation aircraft designed for close support of ground forces in low intensity conflicts, designating ground targets for attack by friendly aircraft and artillery, and escorting special forces insertion aircraft. The A-20 is designed for low speed/low altitude operations, being highly manoeuvrable in all modes of flight, a low noise signature for stealthy battlefield surveillance, and highly survivable against enemy ground fire. Avionics are robust and redundant, with recent upgrades supporting employment of GPS guided weapons and jam-resistant real-time datalinks for coordination of defensive and offensive unmanned air vehicles. The A-20 features a low-observable airframe, extensive armouring, self-sealing fuel tanks and multiply-redundant systems. It has a pusher-prop configuration, being powered by two turboshaft engines driving 6x5 bladed contra-rotating composite propellers to the rear of the tail unit that has three tail fins arranged in a Y-shape configuration. This affords a single engine failure return to base capability, with the uneven blade numbers reducing noise to single propeller levels. The airframe is constructed from a mix of aluminium alloy with titanium alloy reinforcement and classified radar absorbent structure (RAS). Lightweight Spectra-backed polymer-constrained ceramic armouring resistant against 20 mm cannon fire protects the cockpit and key components such as the flight control system and avionics. A robust landing gear permits operation from unimproved landing fields and forward-area strips, with landing gear semi-retracted into wing nacelles for emergency gear-up belly landings. Large un-swept wings, with wingtip electronic warfare pods, produce high endurance with the capacity to loiter on target for extended periods, and high manoeuvrability with the ability to resist stalls and spins at low speed. Armament includes twin XM301 20 mm Lightweight Gatling guns in the nose that are lethal against armoured fighting vehicles using APDS ammunition; and ten wing store stations for a maximum of 8,000 lbs of ordnance. Available munitions include low drag general purpose bombs (LDGP), laser guided bombs (LGB), wind correct munition dispensers (WCMD), Maverick and Hellfire anti-armour missiles, and Sidewinder and Stinger air-to-air missiles for self-protection. The A-20 can also air deliver unattended ground sensors, scatterable mines and propaganda pamphlets from under wing cargo pod dispensers.
VARIANTS
- A-20A Block 1: Low rate initial production version as no prototypes or pre-production aircraft were produced; initially powered by two T800-SE-801 turboshaft engines derived from RAH-66 Comanche powerplant; less than 30 aircraft produced.
- A-20A Block 2: Full rate production powered by uprated T800-SE-802 powerplant; minor software updates and avionics changes; modification to allow installation of AIM-9X Evolved Sidewinder on underwing launchers for use in the special forces insertion escort role.
- A-20A Block 5: Revised production version with upgraded avionics including new ARC-232 CNIS communication suite granting advanced datalink capabilities, shared sensor feeds and direction of unmanned reconnaissance/combat air vehicles (URAV/UCAV).
- OA-20A Block 5: Re-designation of A-20A Block 5 production aircraft for the forward observer/forward air control mission.
KEY DATA
Model: A-20A/OA-20A Renegade
Role: Close air support, counter insurgency (A-20A), airborne forward air control (OA-20A)
Configuration: Block 5
Flyaway cost: A$19.71M (US$12M)
Prime contractor/system integrator: Sequoia Aerospace Systems (SAe Systems, Etoile Arcture)
Proliferation: Etoile Arcture
Production: 900+ all versions
SPECIFICATIONS
Accomodation: 1 (pilot) in Martin-Baker MK 14 "zero-zero” ejection seat
Dimensions: Span = 21.49 m; Length = 16.36 m; Height = 4.47 m
Weight: Operating empty = 6,347 kg; Payload, external = 3,629 kg; Normal combat = 13,656 kg; Maximum take off = 14,336 kg; Maximum landing = 13,112 kg
Fuel: Internal = 4,360 kg (6,064 L)
Powerplant: 2 x T800-SE-802 turboshaft engine
Power per engine: output = 1,342 kW (1,800 shp) @ 1,200 rpm
Performance: max level speed = 375 knots @ sea level; max speed = Mach 0.58 @ altitude; max cruise = Mach 0.49 @ altitude; Max ceiling = 13,716 m; Service ceiling = 12,192 m; Combat radius = 650 km; Ferry range = 2,600 km
Armanent: 2 x XM301 20 mm Lightweight Gatling w/ 500 rds each
Stations: wing = 6 dry, 4 wet
Stores:
6 x AIM-9X Evolved Sidewinder + 4 x Sergeant Fletcher 370 US gal (1,400 L) ferry drop tank
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 8 x AGM-65E/F Maverick
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x AGM-84E Block 1F/G SLAM-ER
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 24 x AGM-114K Hellfire II
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x AGM-154A JSOW w/ 145 x BLU-97/B
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x AGM-154B JSOW w/ 6 x BLU-108/B
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x AGM-154C/E Block III JSOW/BLU-111/B AUP 500-lbs
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 6 x CBU-71A/B w/ 650 x BLU-68/B
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 6 x CBU-72/B w/ 6 x BLU-73/B FAE
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x CBU-87/B CEM w/ 202 x BLU-97/B CEB
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x CBU-89/B Gator w/ 72 x + 2 x BLU-91/B AT mine + 22 x BLU-92/B APERS mine
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x CBU-97C/B SFW w/ 10 x BLU-108/B
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 8 x CBU-99 MK 20 Rockeye II w/ 247 x MK 118 Mod 0
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 8 x MK 82 LDGP 500-lbs “Slicks”
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 8 x GBU-12E/B Paveway II/MK 82 LDGP 500-lbs
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 8 x GBU-30/B JDAM/BLU-111/B AUP 500-lbs
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 4 x LAU-61C/A w/ 19 x Hydra 70 FFAR + 6 AGM-114K Hellfire
4 x AIM-92A Air-to-Air Stinger Block II + 6 x LAU-10C/A w/ 4 x MK 71 ZUNI HVAR
Avionics:
- Full-colour NVIS-compatible 20 x 50 cm Multi-Function Touch Display System (MFTDS) panels, a wide-angle holographic Panoramic Heads-Up Display System (P-HUDS), MIL-STD-2204 Survivable Adaptable Fibre Optic Embedded Network (SAFENET) avionics bus, and fused digital differential GPS and Litton ring-laser gyro inertial navigation system (INS).
- AN/AAQ-64(V) AFTS (Advanced FLIR and Targeting System): multi-sensor turret containing mid-wave FLIR, eye safe dual mode laser, lidar wind profiler, CCD-TV, laser spot tracker and IR marker. Capable of low-level day/night all-weather accurate pilotage, detection/recognition/identification/designation of ground targets, accurate and wind corrected delivery of laser guided munitions, secondary energy source laser spot detection, and identification of aerial targets at beyond visual range.
- AN/ARC-232(V) CNIS (Communications, Navigation and Identification System):
a MIDS-JTRS jam-resistant, frequency agile, encrypted multimode communication system supporting accurate combat identification, inter/intra-flight tactical datalinks and beyond line of sight communications. Supports multiple waveforms and protocols including: VHF/UHF-FM in SINCGARS and JTRS, UHF SATCOM, X-band VSAT, Link 16/MIDS datalink, JTIDS, L-band IFF, differential GPS, digital INS, JPALS, TACAN and VOR/ILS.
- AN/AAR-64(V) MDS (Missile Detection System): distributed aperture passive EO detection system, provides warning for effective employment of evasive maneuvers and cueing of countermeasures to defeat IR guided threats.
- AN/ALR-75 RWR (Radar Warning Reciever): provides RF threat situational awareness and threat signal processing, detection and identificaiton of airborne interceptor (AI), surface-to-air missile (SAM) and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) weapon systems.
- AN/ALQ-212 DDECM (Directional Directed Energy Countermeasure): consists of a electro-optic tracker and a tunable multiple-line laser with a fibre-optic (FO) transmission line. Produces coded pulsed directional IR and UV optical jamming against multiband focal plane array sensors and missile seekers.
- AN/ALQ-218 IDECM (Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure): electronic self-protection active RF ECM deception jammer effective in dense signal environments. Counters threats by selectively directing high power jamming against multiple emitters.
- AN/ALE-54(V) ACMDS (Advanced Counter Measure Dispenser System): a network of eight chaff/flare dispensers that release magnesium-teflon-viton IR decoy flares or RR-196/AL dual chaff cartridges.
Equipment: retractable inflight refueling boom