AH-1W Super Cobra
Specifications
Contractor: Bell Helicopter TEXTRON, Inc. (Prime), General Electric, Kollsman Inc.
Power Plant:
- Two General Electric T700-GE-401 Turboshaft engines
- Each engine delivers 1,690 horsepower.
Accommodations: Two seats, in tandem (pilot in rear, copilot/gunner in front)
Performance:
- Climb rate: 1,925 feet per minute
- Maximum altitude: 14,750 feet
- Maximum attainable speed: 170 knots (195 mph)
- Maximum cruising speed: 152 knots (173 mph)
Countermeassure: AN/ALE-39 Chaff system and SUU-4/1 Flare dispensers
Armament:
- One M197 three barrel 20 mm gun (mounted under the nose with 750 round ammo container)
- Underwing attachments for four TOW missiles, eight Hellfire missiles, or one AIM-9L Sidewinder missile
- Can also be equipped with Zuni rocket launchers
External Dimensions :
Main rotor diameter: 14.63 m
Main rotor blade chord: 00.84 m
Tail rotor diameter : 02.97 m
Tail rotor blade chord : 00.305 m
Distance between rotor centers : 08.89 m
Wing span : 03.28 m
Wing aspect ratio : 03.74
Length: overall, rotors turning : 17.68 m
Length: fuselage : 13.87 m
Width overall : 03.28 m
Height (to top of rotor head) : 04.11 m
Overall height : 04.44 m
Ground clearance, main rotor, turning : 02.74 m
Elevator span : 02.11 m
Width over skids : 02.24 m
Areas :
Main rotor blades (each) : 006.13 m2
Tail rotor blades (each) : 000.45 m2
Main rotor disc : 168.11 m2
Tail rotor disc : 006.94 m2
Vertical fin : 002.01 m2
Horizontal tail surfaces : 001.41 m2
Weights and Loadings :
Weight empty : 004.634 kg
Mission fuel load (usable) : 946 kg
Maximum useful load (fuel and disposable ordinance) : 002.065 kg
Maximum Takeoff and landing weight : 006.690 kg
Maximum disc loading : 039.80 kg/m2
Maximum power loading : 004.42 kg/kW
Performance (At Maximum T-O weight, ISA) :
Never exceed speed (Vne) : 190 knots
Maximum level speed at S/L : 152 knots
Rate of climb at S/L, OEI : 244 m/minute
Service ceiling : More than 4,720 m
Service ceiling, OEI : More than 3,660 m
Hovering ceiling :
- IGE : 4, 495 m
- OGE : 915 m
Range at S/L with standard fuel, no reserves : 317 nm
FMA IA 58 Pucará
Specifications
* Crew: 2
* Capacity: 2
* Length: 14.25 m (46 ft 9 in)
* Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 6 in)
* Height: 5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
* Wing area: 30.3 m² (326.16 ft²)
* Empty weight: 4020 kg (8862 lb)
* Gross weight: 6800 kg (14991 lb)
* Powerplant: 2 × Turbomeca Astazou XVIG turboprops, 729 kW (978 hp) each each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 500 km/h (310 mph)
* Cruising speed: 430 km/h (267 mph)
* Range: 3710 km (2305 miles)
* Service ceiling: 10000 m (31800 ft)
Armament
* 2 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.804 autocannons
* 4 × 7.62 mm FM M2-20 machine guns
* 3 × hardpoints for up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of gun pods, bombs, rockets, mines, or torpedoes
HAL Tejas
Specifications
* Crew: 1
* Length: 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 13.62 m (44 ft 8½ in)
* Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 38.4 m² (413 ft²)
* Empty weight: 5,500 kg (12,100 lb)
* Loaded weight: 8,500 kg (18,700 lb (in fighter configuration))
* Max takeoff weight: 14,500 kg (31,967lb)
* Powerplant: 1× General Electric F404-GE-IN20 turbofan
o Dry thrust: 54.9 kN (12,250 lbs)
o Thrust with afterburner: 85 kN (19,000 lbs)
* Internal fuel capacity: 3000 liters
* External fuel capacity: 5×800 liter tanks or 3×1,200 liter tanks, totaling 4,000/3,600 liters
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 1.8+ (1,920+ km/h at high altitude) at 15,000 m
* Range: 2000 km (1,242 mi(without refueling))
* Service ceiling: 15,950+ m (50,000 ft(Engine re-igniter safely capable))
* Wing loading: 221.4 kg/m² (45.35 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 1.02
* g limits : +9 g / -3.5 g
Armament
* Guns: 1× mounted 23 mm twin-barrel GSh-23 cannon with 220 rounds of ammunition.
* Hardpoints: 8 total: 1× beneath the port-side intake trunk, 6× under-wing, and 1× under-fuselage with a capacity of >4000 kg external fuel and ordnance,
* Missiles:
* Air-to-air missiles:
o Astra BVRAAM
o Vympel R-77 (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder)
o Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name: AA-11 Archer)
* Air-to-surface missiles:
o Kh-59ME TV guided standoff Missile
o Kh-59MK Laser guided standoff Missile
o Anti-ship missile
o Kh-35
o Kh-31
* Bombs:
o KAB-1500L laser guided bombs
o FAB-500T dumb bombs
o OFAB-250-270 dumb bombs
o OFAB-100-120 dumb bombs
o RBK-500 cluster bombs
A-6E Intruder
Specifications
Length : 54 feet 8 inches
Wing Span : 53 feet
Height : 15 feet 6 inches
Weight :
- Take-off max gross: 60,400 pounds;
- take-off max gross (carrier): 58,600 pounds;
- empty weight: 28,000 pounds
Speed : 563 knots
Ceiling : 40,600 feet
Propulsion : Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B engines (9,300 pounds thrust each)
Crew : Two
Armament :
10 2.75" Rocket Pod
10 5" Zuni Rocket Pod
28 Mk-20 Rockeye
Mk-77 Napalm
28 Mk-81 (250 lbs)
28 Mk-82 Snakeye
13 Mk-83 (1,000 lbs)
5 Mk-84 (2,000 lbs)
20 Mk-117 (750 lbs)
28 CBU-78
GBU-10E Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-12D Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-16B Laser Guided Bomb
AGM-123A Skipper II
AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-62 Walleyes
AIM-9 Sidewinders
System Weapon Improvement Program, SWIP
AGM-88 HARMs
AGM-84E SLAMs
AGM-65 Maverick Anti-Ship Missile
AIM-120A AMRAAM
Contractor : Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Unit cost $FY98 :
[Total Program] $43 million.
Current Inventory None : Withdrawn from service in early 1997
Length : 54 feet 8 inches
Wing Span : 53 feet
Height : 15 feet 6 inches
Weight :
- Take-off max gross: 60,400 pounds;
- take-off max gross (carrier): 58,600 pounds;
- empty weight: 28,000 pounds
Speed : 563 knots
Ceiling : 40,600 feet
Propulsion : Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B engines (9,300 pounds thrust each)
Crew : Two
Armament :
10 2.75" Rocket Pod
10 5" Zuni Rocket Pod
28 Mk-20 Rockeye
Mk-77 Napalm
28 Mk-81 (250 lbs)
28 Mk-82 Snakeye
13 Mk-83 (1,000 lbs)
5 Mk-84 (2,000 lbs)
20 Mk-117 (750 lbs)
28 CBU-78
GBU-10E Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-12D Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-16B Laser Guided Bomb
AGM-123A Skipper II
AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-62 Walleyes
AIM-9 Sidewinders
System Weapon Improvement Program, SWIP
AGM-88 HARMs
AGM-84E SLAMs
AGM-65 Maverick Anti-Ship Missile
AIM-120A AMRAAM
Contractor : Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Unit cost $FY98 :
[Total Program] $43 million.
Current Inventory None : Withdrawn from service in early 1997
Defender 500
Specifications
Powerplant : one 313 kW Allison 250-C20B engine
Crew : 1 pilot plus up to 4 passengers
Main rotor diameter : 8.05 m
Length : 7.01 m
Height : 2.71 m
Weight : empty 512 kg, max loaded 1147 kg
Max speed : 244 km/h
Service ceiling : 4390 m
Range : 590 km
Armament (Hughes 500MD) : one 30 mm cannon or one machine gun or 40 mm grenade launcher or 4 anti-tank TOW missiles or 2 torpedos or rocket pods
Powerplant : one 313 kW Allison 250-C20B engine
Crew : 1 pilot plus up to 4 passengers
Main rotor diameter : 8.05 m
Length : 7.01 m
Height : 2.71 m
Weight : empty 512 kg, max loaded 1147 kg
Max speed : 244 km/h
Service ceiling : 4390 m
Range : 590 km
Armament (Hughes 500MD) : one 30 mm cannon or one machine gun or 40 mm grenade launcher or 4 anti-tank TOW missiles or 2 torpedos or rocket pods
OH-6A
Specifications
Country of Origin : USA
Builder : McDONNELL DOUGLAS
Role : ASW, scout, antitank, multimission
Similar Aircraft : BO 105, Alouette II
Blades : Main rotor: 4 or 5 (see VARIANTS)Tail rotor: 2 or 4 (see VARIANTS)
Rotor diameter : 26 ft, 4 in (8 m)
Length : Length (rotors turning): 9.4 m (500), 9.8 m (530)Length (fuselage): 7.6 m (500), 7.3 m (530)
Height : 2.6 m (500), 3.4 m (530 over mast-mounted sight)
Width : 1.9 m
Rotor Diameter : Main Rotor Diameter: 8.0 (500), 8.3 (530)Tail Rotor Diameter: 1.4
Cargo Compartment Dimensions :
Floor Length : 2.4 m Width: 1.3 m Height: 1.5 m
Weight :
Maximum Gross : 1,361 kg (500), 1,610 kg (530)Normal Takeoff: 1,090 kg Empty: 896 kg
Engine : see VARIANTS
Fuel :
Internal: 240 litersInternal Aux Tank: 80 liters
Speed :
Maximum (level): 241 km/h (500), 282 km/h (530)Cruise: 221 km/h (500), 250 km/h (530)
Range : Normal Load (est.): 485 km (500), km 430 (530)
Ceiling :
Service : 4,635 m (500), 4,875 m (530)Hover (out of ground effect): 1,830 m (500), 3,660 m (530)Hover (in ground effect): 2,590 m (500), 4,360 m (530)
Vertical Climb Rate : 8.4 m/s (500), 10.5 m/s (530)
Standard Payload :
- Internal load: INA
- External load: 550 kgTransports 2 or 3 troops or cargo internally, or 6 on external platforms in lieu of weapons.
Armament :
- 2 - M134 7.62-mm 6x barrel, Gatling type twin MG pods
- 2 - M260 2.75-in Hydra 70 rocket pods (7 or 12 each)
- 2 - .50 cal MG pods
- 2 - M75 40-mm grenade launchers
- 2 - MK19 40-mm grenade launcher
- 2 - TOW missile pods (2 each)
- 2 - Hellfire ATGM
- 2 - Stinger AAM
Most Probable Armament
- MD-500MD/Scout Defender: Fitted with guns, rockets, grenade launchers, or a combination on 2x fuselage hardpoints.
- MD-500MD/TOW Defender: Twin TOW missile pods on 2x fuselage hardpoints; mounts missile sight in lower-left front windshield.
Survivability :
- Some models have radar warning receivers.
- Chaff and flare systems available.
- Infrared signature suppressors can be mounted on engine exhausts.
AVIONICS :
- The MD-500 allows for the mounting of a stabilized, direct-view optical sight in the windshield. Options exist to fit a mast-mounted, multiple field of view optical sight, a target tracker, a laser rangefinder, thermal imager, a 16x FLIR for night navigation and targeting, and autopilot.
Optional avionics include GPS, ILS and full instrument weather conditions packages. -- The more advanced variants are fully capable of performing all missions under any conditions.
Crew : 1 or 2 (pilots)
User Countries :
At least 22 countries -- Argentina, Bahrain, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA
- Some 200 McDonnell Douglas 500-MD helicopters were produced under license by Korean Air between 1976 and 1984. At least fifty of these helicopters were equipped with TOW antitank weapons. The remainder were used as transports and for other support missions.
- North Korea acquired at least 60 Defender 500 helicopters during the mid- 1980s, reportedly through US dealers.
Country of Origin : USA
Builder : McDONNELL DOUGLAS
Role : ASW, scout, antitank, multimission
Similar Aircraft : BO 105, Alouette II
Blades : Main rotor: 4 or 5 (see VARIANTS)Tail rotor: 2 or 4 (see VARIANTS)
Rotor diameter : 26 ft, 4 in (8 m)
Length : Length (rotors turning): 9.4 m (500), 9.8 m (530)Length (fuselage): 7.6 m (500), 7.3 m (530)
Height : 2.6 m (500), 3.4 m (530 over mast-mounted sight)
Width : 1.9 m
Rotor Diameter : Main Rotor Diameter: 8.0 (500), 8.3 (530)Tail Rotor Diameter: 1.4
Cargo Compartment Dimensions :
Floor Length : 2.4 m Width: 1.3 m Height: 1.5 m
Weight :
Maximum Gross : 1,361 kg (500), 1,610 kg (530)Normal Takeoff: 1,090 kg Empty: 896 kg
Engine : see VARIANTS
Fuel :
Internal: 240 litersInternal Aux Tank: 80 liters
Speed :
Maximum (level): 241 km/h (500), 282 km/h (530)Cruise: 221 km/h (500), 250 km/h (530)
Range : Normal Load (est.): 485 km (500), km 430 (530)
Ceiling :
Service : 4,635 m (500), 4,875 m (530)Hover (out of ground effect): 1,830 m (500), 3,660 m (530)Hover (in ground effect): 2,590 m (500), 4,360 m (530)
Vertical Climb Rate : 8.4 m/s (500), 10.5 m/s (530)
Standard Payload :
- Internal load: INA
- External load: 550 kgTransports 2 or 3 troops or cargo internally, or 6 on external platforms in lieu of weapons.
Armament :
- 2 - M134 7.62-mm 6x barrel, Gatling type twin MG pods
- 2 - M260 2.75-in Hydra 70 rocket pods (7 or 12 each)
- 2 - .50 cal MG pods
- 2 - M75 40-mm grenade launchers
- 2 - MK19 40-mm grenade launcher
- 2 - TOW missile pods (2 each)
- 2 - Hellfire ATGM
- 2 - Stinger AAM
Most Probable Armament
- MD-500MD/Scout Defender: Fitted with guns, rockets, grenade launchers, or a combination on 2x fuselage hardpoints.
- MD-500MD/TOW Defender: Twin TOW missile pods on 2x fuselage hardpoints; mounts missile sight in lower-left front windshield.
Survivability :
- Some models have radar warning receivers.
- Chaff and flare systems available.
- Infrared signature suppressors can be mounted on engine exhausts.
AVIONICS :
- The MD-500 allows for the mounting of a stabilized, direct-view optical sight in the windshield. Options exist to fit a mast-mounted, multiple field of view optical sight, a target tracker, a laser rangefinder, thermal imager, a 16x FLIR for night navigation and targeting, and autopilot.
Optional avionics include GPS, ILS and full instrument weather conditions packages. -- The more advanced variants are fully capable of performing all missions under any conditions.
Crew : 1 or 2 (pilots)
User Countries :
At least 22 countries -- Argentina, Bahrain, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA
- Some 200 McDonnell Douglas 500-MD helicopters were produced under license by Korean Air between 1976 and 1984. At least fifty of these helicopters were equipped with TOW antitank weapons. The remainder were used as transports and for other support missions.
- North Korea acquired at least 60 Defender 500 helicopters during the mid- 1980s, reportedly through US dealers.
A-4 Skyhawk
Specifications
Summary :
Cantilever Low Wing Monoplane, with 33 degree swept back wings
Single seat, high performance, light attack and ground support aircraft
Outstanding low speed control and stability during takeoff and landing
Wingspan : 26 ft 6 in
Length (excluding IFR Probe): 40 ft 3-1/4 in
Height : 15 ft
Deliveries began in November 1962
765 A-4 aircraft worldwide.
Pound for pound, the A-4 aircraft is one of the most effective and versatile light attack aircraft produced.
The Skyhawk is 34 years old; yet export models are still highly regarded and undergoing modern avionics, weapons, and engine upgrades to maintain their flying prowess into the next century.
Contractor : McDonnell Douglas
Power Plant : Single, Pratt & Whitney, J-52-P-408A non-afterburning, turbojet engine that develops 11,220 pounds of thrust
Accommodations : One pilot
Performance : Maximum speed: 586 knots (with a 4,000 pound bomb load)
Initial climb rate : 8,440 ft/min
Maximum ferry range : 2,000 nautical miles
Countermeasures : Not applicable
Armament : Mounts two 20 mm guns internal to the wing structure
Has one fuselage and four wing racks and carries a variety of external stores.
May be provisioned for Sidewinder, Shrike, and Walleye missiles and 1,000 pound bombs.
Mission and Capabilities : Maximum takeoff weight: 24,500 pounds
Six "G" load maximum
Fuel capacity of both wing and fuselage internal and three external tanks: 1,800 U.S. gallons
Typical dry weight : 10,465 pounds
Primary avionics systems include : UHF-ARC-159, VHF-ARC-114, RAD/ALT-APN-194, TACAN-ARN-118, ILS/VOR-ARA-63/ARN-14, CHAFF-ALE-39, IFF-APX-72, RADAR-APG-53-A, Secure Comm-KY28/58, AN/ALQ-126, Countermeasures AN/ALQ-162, HUD AN/AVQ-24 and Navigational Computer AN/ASN-41.
Summary :
Cantilever Low Wing Monoplane, with 33 degree swept back wings
Single seat, high performance, light attack and ground support aircraft
Outstanding low speed control and stability during takeoff and landing
Wingspan : 26 ft 6 in
Length (excluding IFR Probe): 40 ft 3-1/4 in
Height : 15 ft
Deliveries began in November 1962
765 A-4 aircraft worldwide.
Pound for pound, the A-4 aircraft is one of the most effective and versatile light attack aircraft produced.
The Skyhawk is 34 years old; yet export models are still highly regarded and undergoing modern avionics, weapons, and engine upgrades to maintain their flying prowess into the next century.
Contractor : McDonnell Douglas
Power Plant : Single, Pratt & Whitney, J-52-P-408A non-afterburning, turbojet engine that develops 11,220 pounds of thrust
Accommodations : One pilot
Performance : Maximum speed: 586 knots (with a 4,000 pound bomb load)
Initial climb rate : 8,440 ft/min
Maximum ferry range : 2,000 nautical miles
Countermeasures : Not applicable
Armament : Mounts two 20 mm guns internal to the wing structure
Has one fuselage and four wing racks and carries a variety of external stores.
May be provisioned for Sidewinder, Shrike, and Walleye missiles and 1,000 pound bombs.
Mission and Capabilities : Maximum takeoff weight: 24,500 pounds
Six "G" load maximum
Fuel capacity of both wing and fuselage internal and three external tanks: 1,800 U.S. gallons
Typical dry weight : 10,465 pounds
Primary avionics systems include : UHF-ARC-159, VHF-ARC-114, RAD/ALT-APN-194, TACAN-ARN-118, ILS/VOR-ARA-63/ARN-14, CHAFF-ALE-39, IFF-APX-72, RADAR-APG-53-A, Secure Comm-KY28/58, AN/ALQ-126, Countermeasures AN/ALQ-162, HUD AN/AVQ-24 and Navigational Computer AN/ASN-41.
AH-1W Super Cobra
Specifications
Contractor : Bell Helicopter TEXTRON, Inc. (Prime), General Electric, Kollsman Inc.
Power Plant :
Two General Electric T700-GE-401 Turboshaft engines
Each engine delivers 1,690 horsepower.
Each engine delivers 1,690 horsepower.
Accommodations :
Two seats, in tandem (pilot in rear, copilot/gunner in front)
Performance : Climb rate: 1,925 feet per minute
Maximum altitude : 14,750 feet
Maximum attainable speed : 170 knots (195 mph)
Maximum cruising speed : 152 knots (173 mph)
Performance : Climb rate: 1,925 feet per minute
Maximum altitude : 14,750 feet
Maximum attainable speed : 170 knots (195 mph)
Maximum cruising speed : 152 knots (173 mph)
Countermeasures : AN/ALE-39 Chaff system and SUU-4/1 Flare dispensers
Armament :
One M197 three barrel 20 mm gun (mounted under the nose with 750 round ammo container)
Underwing attachments for four TOW missiles, eight Hellfire missiles, or one AIM-9L Sidewinder missile
Can also be equipped with Zuni rocket launchers
Underwing attachments for four TOW missiles, eight Hellfire missiles, or one AIM-9L Sidewinder missile
Can also be equipped with Zuni rocket launchers
B-52 Stratofortress
Specifications
Primary Function : Heavy bomber
Contractor : Boeing Military Airplane Co.
Power Plant : Eight Pratt & Whitney engines TF33-P-3/103 turbofan
Thrust : Each engine up to 17,000 pounds (7,650 kilograms)
Length : 159 feet, 4 inches (48.5 meters)
Height : 40 feet, 8 inches (12.4 meters)
Wingspan : 185 feet (56.4 meters)
Speed : 650 miles per hour (Mach 0.86)
Ceiling : 50,000 feet (15,151.5 meters)
Weight : Approximately 185,000 pounds empty (83,250 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight : 488,000 pounds (219,600 kilograms)
Range : Unrefueled 8,800 miles (7,652 nautical miles)
Armament : Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) mixed ordnance -- bombs, mines and missiles.
Crew : Five (aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator and electronic warfare officer)
Accommodations : Six ejection seats
Unit Cost : $30 million
Date Deployed : February 1955
Inventory : 56 combat-coded Active force, 94; ANG, 0; Reserve, 9
Primary Function : Heavy bomber
Contractor : Boeing Military Airplane Co.
Power Plant : Eight Pratt & Whitney engines TF33-P-3/103 turbofan
Thrust : Each engine up to 17,000 pounds (7,650 kilograms)
Length : 159 feet, 4 inches (48.5 meters)
Height : 40 feet, 8 inches (12.4 meters)
Wingspan : 185 feet (56.4 meters)
Speed : 650 miles per hour (Mach 0.86)
Ceiling : 50,000 feet (15,151.5 meters)
Weight : Approximately 185,000 pounds empty (83,250 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight : 488,000 pounds (219,600 kilograms)
Range : Unrefueled 8,800 miles (7,652 nautical miles)
Armament : Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) mixed ordnance -- bombs, mines and missiles.
Crew : Five (aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator and electronic warfare officer)
Accommodations : Six ejection seats
Unit Cost : $30 million
Date Deployed : February 1955
Inventory : 56 combat-coded Active force, 94; ANG, 0; Reserve, 9
Blackburn B-24 Skua
Specification
MODEL : B-24 Skua II
CREW : 2
ENGINE : 1 x Bristol Perseus XII, 664kW
WEIGHTS :
- Take-off weight : 3732 kg / 8228 lb
- Empty weight : 2490 kg / 5490 lb
- Wingspan 14.07 m 46 ft 2 in
- Length 10.85 m 35 ft 7 in
- Height 3.81 m 12 ft 6 in
- Wing area 28.98 m2 311.94 sq ft
- Max. speed 362 km/h 225 mph
- Cruise speed 266 km/h 165 mph
- Ceiling 6160 m 20200 ft
- Range 1223 km 760 miles
