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| United States of America | Apr 27 2010, 11:04 PM Post #1 |
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EC-25 Universe Type: Airborne Early Warning and Control Manufacturer: Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Contractors: General Electric, Raytheon, L-3 Communications, BAE Systems, Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, Marshall Aerospace, Northrop Grumman Specifications Flight Crew: 4 Mission: 22-29 VIP Capacity: 12 Personnel Capacity: 78 Length: 250 ft 8 in Wingspan: 224 ft 7 in Height: 64 ft 2 in Payload: 124,200 lb Empty Weight: 550,900 lb (211,700 kg) Max unfueled weight: 675,000 lb (288,000 kg) Max Takeoff Weight: 975,000 lb (442,000 kg) Powerplants: 4x General Electric F140-GE-100 (GEnx-2B67) turbofans Thurst: 66,500 lbs thrust each Electrical Generating Capacity: 7.5 MW Electronics: Raytheon AN/APY-3A airborne radar, Northrop Grumman AN/APY-7 tracking radar, BAE Systems AN/ALR-94 radar warning receiver and AN/AAR-56 Infra-Red and Ultra-Violet Missile Approach Warning System, AN/APX-11 Command and Control Suite, AN/APX-12 laser targeting system Armament: One Bomb Bay and six external hardpoints for up to 20,000 lbs of ordinance, 3 Northrop Grumman Firestrike 100kW solid-state laser turrets Weapons Carried: AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-158 JASSM, AIM-120 AMRAAM Range: 11,000 NM (20,370 km) Endurance: 18 Hours Maximum Speed: Mach 0.92 (614 mph, 533 kn, 988 km/h) Cruising Speed: Mach 0.855 (570 mph, 495 kn, 917 km/h) Service Ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,100 m) |
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| United States of America | Apr 28 2010, 05:21 PM Post #2 |
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F-22 Raptor Manufacturers: Lockheed Martin, Boeing IDS Contractors: L-3 Communications, Raytheon, Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m) Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) Wing area: 840 ft² (78.04 m²) Airfoil: NACA 64A?05.92 root, NACA 64A?04.29 tip Empty weight: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg) Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg) Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg) Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans, 35,000+ lb (156+ kN) each Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks Performance Maximum speed: - At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h) - Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h) Range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks Combat radius: 410 nmi[89] (471 mi, 759 km) Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) Service ceiling 65,000 ft (19,812 m) Wing loading: 66 lb/ft² (322 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with 50% fuel) Maximum g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g Armament Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gun in starboard wing root, 480 rounds Air to air loadout: - 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM - 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air to ground loadout: - 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and - 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder and one of the following: + 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or + 2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or + 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of about 5,000 lb (2268 kg). Avionics RWR (Radar warning receiver): 250 nmi (463 km) or more Radar: 125-150 miles (200-240 km) against 1 m² targets (estimated range) |
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| United States of America | Apr 28 2010, 05:23 PM Post #3 |
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B-52K Stratofortress![]() Manufacturer: Boeing IDS Contractors: General Electric, L-3 Communications, Allison Power Systems, Raytheon, Motorola General characteristics Crew: 6 (pilot, copilot, bombardier, navigator, air warfare officer and electronic warfare officer) Length: 159 ft 4 in (48.5 m) Wingspan: 185 ft 0 in (56.4 m) Height: 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m) Wing area: 4,000 sq ft (370 m²) Airfoil: NACA 63A219.3 mod root, NACA 65A209.5 tip Empty weight: 185,000 lb (83,250 kg) Loaded weight: 265,000 lb (120,000 kg) Max takeoff weight: 488,000 lb (220,000 kg) Powerplant: 8× CFM international CFM56-7/B18 turbofans, 22,500 lbf each Fuel capacity: 47,975 U.S. gal (39,948 imp gal; 181,610 L) Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0119 (estimated) Drag area: 47.60 sq ft (4.42 m²) Aspect ratio: 8.56 Performance Maximum speed: 560 kt (650 mph, 1,000 km/h) Combat radius: 4,556 mi (4,050 NM, 7,340 km) Ferry range: 10,870 mi (9,390 nm, 17,392 km) Service ceiling: 55,000 ft (16,500 m) Rate of climb: 6,270 ft/min. (31.85 m/s) Wing loading: 120 lb/sq ft (595 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.37 Lift-to-drag ratio: 21.5 (estimated) Armament Hardpoints: 3 bomb-bays, 4 outside bomb racks and 6 hardpoints, up to 85,000 lbs of ordinance: - Mk-82 AIR inflatable retarder general purpose bombs - Mk-82 low drag general purpose bombs - Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines - Mk-65 naval mines - CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units - CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser - GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs - GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 general purpose warhead) - Mk-84 general purpose bombs - GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs - AGM-158B JASSM-ER - B61 thermonuclear variable-yield gravity bombs - B83 nuclear bomb - AGM-84 Harpoon - AGM-119 Penguin - AGM-88 HARM - AGM-123 Skipper II - AGM-142 Have Nap - AGM-154 JSOW |
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| United States of America | Apr 30 2010, 04:41 AM Post #4 |
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F-111R Aardvark![]() Manufacturer: General Dynamics Contractors: L-3 Communications, Raytheon, Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Characteristics Length: 76 ft 3 in Wingspan: 66 ft (spread), 33 ft 6 in (swept) Height: 17.15 ft Wing area: 671 ft2 (spread), 535 ft2 (swept) Empty Weight: 45,000 lb (20,411 kg) Loaded Weight: 85,000 lb (38,555 kg) Max Takeoff Weight: 107,500 lb (48,761 kg) Powerplant: 2x Pratt and Whitney F135 afterburning turbofans Thrust: 40,000+ lbs each engine Thrust/weight: 0.942 at loaded weight, 0.744 at MTOW Performance Maximum Speed: Mach 2.5 (1,650 mph, 2,655 km/h) Combat Radius: 1,550 mi (1,347 nmi, 2,495 km) Ferry Range: 4,600 mi (4,000 nmi, 7,403 km) Service Ceiling: 66,000 ft (20,120 m) Rate of Climb: 26,000 ft/min (132 m/s) Armament Guns: 1x M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon Hardpoints: 1 bomb bay, 10 hardpoints on wings and wing gloves, 2 under fuselage, for a total of 36,500 lbs of ordinance Weapons Carried: - Mk-82 AIR inflatable retarder general purpose bombs - Mk-82 low drag general purpose bombs - Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines - Mk-65 naval mines - CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units - CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser - GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs - GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 general purpose warhead) - Mk-84 general purpose bombs - GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs - AGM-158B JASSM-ER - B61 thermonuclear variable-yield gravity bombs - AGM-84 Harpoon - AGM-119 Penguin - AGM-88 HARM - AGM-123 Skipper II - AGM-142 Have Nap - AGM-154 JSOW - AIM-9X Sidewinder - AIM-120 AMRAAM - AIM-132 ASRAAM Edited by United States of America, May 1 2010, 05:58 AM.
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| United States of America | Apr 30 2010, 04:42 AM Post #5 |
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C-46 Superstar![]() Manufacturer: Aerion Corporation Contractors: Pratt and Whitney, L-3 Communications, Motorola, Raytheon, Spirit AeroSystems Type: Supersonic Transport Crew: 2 Capacity: 8-12 passengers Length: 135.6 ft (41.33 m) Wingspan: 64.2 ft (19.57 m) Height: 21.2 ft (6.46 m) Wing area: 1,200 ft² (111.5 m²) Empty weight: 19,225 lb (8,720 kg) Max takeoff weight: 90,000 lb (40,823 kg) Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofans, 19,600 lbf (87.19 kN) each Performance Maximum speed: 1,030 knots (Mach 1.8, 1,186 mph, 1,909 km/h) Cruise speed: 966 knots (Mach 1.7, 1,112 mph, 1,790 km/h) Range: o At Mach 0.95: 4,600 nm (5,300 mi, 8,500 km) o At Mach 1.40: 4,200 nm (4,800 mi, 7,800 km) Service ceiling: 51,000 ft (16,000 m) |
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| United States of America | May 3 2010, 07:57 PM Post #6 |
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EF-111B Defender The original EF-111A, which is being converted to EF-111B Manufacturer: General Dynamics Contractors: L-3 Communications, Raytheon, Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Type: Electronic Warfare Characteristics Crew: 4 Length: 82 ft 9 in Wingspan: 66 ft (spread), 33 ft 6 in (swept) Height: 17.15 ft Wing area: 671 ft2 (spread), 535 ft2 (swept) Empty Weight: 55,450 lb (25,151 kg) Loaded Weight: 66,750 lb (30,276 kg) Max Takeoff Weight: 96,750 lb (43,884 kg) Powerplant: 2x Pratt and Whitney F135 afterburning turbofans Thrust: 40,000+ lbs each engine Performance Maximum Speed: - At Altitude: Mach 2.2 (1,460 mph, 2,350 km/h) - At Sea Level: Mach 1.2 (750 mph, 1,207 km/h) Range: 2,250 mi (1,960 nmi, 3,620 km) Ferry Range: 4,200 mi (3,655 nmi, 6,760 km) Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m) Rate of Climb: 11,000 ft/min (3,353 m/min) Thrust/Weight (MTOW): 0.827 Armament 6 Hardpoints (2 under wing gloves, 4 under wings) with a capacity of 12,000 lbs (5,440 kg) Missiles: AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-176 Revolver, AGM-88 HARM |
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| United States of America | May 5 2010, 08:02 PM Post #7 |
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F-15G/H Dark Eagle![]() Manufacturer: Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Development Partners: Lockheed Martin, Pratt and Whitney, Elbit Systems, Israel Aircraft Industries, BAE Systems USA, Raytheon Type: Air Superiority Fighter Specifications F-15G/H “Dark Eagle” (Hebrew: Baz II) Crew: one or two (depending on initial variant) Length: 63.7 ft (19.42 m) Wingspan: 42.8 ft (13 m) Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) Wing area: 668 ft² (62.1 m²) Empty weight: 32,500 lb (14,742 kg) Loaded weight: 51,000 lb (23,134 kg) Max Takeoff Weight: 69,250 lb (31,415 kg) Fuel capacity: 14,900 lb (6,758 kg) (approx. 2,200 gal) Horizontal tail span: 28.2 ft (8.60 m) Canard span: 29.6 ft (9.03 m) Powerplant: 2 Pratt and Whitney F135 afterburning turbofans (Block 50), 2 General Electric/Rolls Royce F136 afterburning turbofans (Block 52) o Dry thrust: 28,500 lbf (126.4 kN) each o Thrust with afterburner: 40,000 lb (190.7 kN) each Performance Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 (1,316 mph, 2,645 km/h) Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,800 m) Range: 2,750 mi (4,425 km) Combat radius: 1,129 nmi (1,300 mi, 2,092 km) for interdiction mission Ferry range: 3,900 mi (3,391 nmi, 6,275 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks Rate of climb: >50,000 ft/min (254 m/s) Wing loading: 71.9 lb/ft² (350.6 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 1.67 Armament Guns: 2× internally mounted 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 gatling guns, 1750 rounds Hardpoints: four wing, four fuselage, two wingtip stations, centerline station, optional fuselage pylons with a capacity of 18,500 lb (8,440 kg) Missiles: AIM-7M Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder, AIM-176 Revolver, Python 5, Derby, AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-142 Popeye, AGM-158 JASSM Bombs: Mk 80 series general purpose bombs, Paveway and JDAM series smart bombs Notable Features - AN/APG-81 AESA radar - AN/ALR-94 radar-warning receiver and AN/AAN-56 infrared missile approach warning system - Strengthened landing gear, allowing takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways and roads/highways - High-end glass cockpit - Helmet-mounted display systems - High transfer rate communications and data transfer systems |
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| Islamic Republic of Iran | May 5 2010, 08:35 PM Post #8 |
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OOC:That dark eagle is amazing. |
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| France | May 5 2010, 08:39 PM Post #9 |
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I have a nuclear powered carrier, do you?
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OOC: If I wasn't commited to the Rafale this would be a great choice. |
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THE FIFTH REPUBLIC OF FRANCE PRESIDENT: NICOLAS SARZOKY PRIME MINISTER: FRANCOIS FILLON ![]() Bow down to our | |
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| Israel | May 5 2010, 09:02 PM Post #10 |
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Local Power
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OOC: Not really, France, you never buy American. Ever. And this is mostly for those of us currently with Eagles from the 1970's that are starting to fall apart at this point. Export buyers are going to want to buy the F-35 for the stealth. |
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