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[kato13]

That is interesting. I am hoping to get ~ mach 1.3


When I get some time I will try to mock something up in VDS (the vehicle equivalent to BTRC's "Guns Guns Guns" firearm generator)

[mmartin798]

The numbers for speed I have seen for supercruise is mach 1.2-1.4. So you should be good.

[ArmySGT.]

“This is Black Bird four one to Recon Mike seven, over”.
“This is Black Bird four one to Recon Mike seven, over”.
“Hey you Scouts listening to your radios, over?”
“This is Black Bird four one to Recon Mike seven, over”.
“Mike Seven to Blackbird four, go ahead”“Good to hear you Mike Seven, Black Bird 41 is inbound yours with a drop, over”
“Black Bird four one, Dee Zee is hot. Hostiles on North and East flanks with 2 plus, crew served heavy belt feds, and on Arrr Pee Gee, probable platoon strength”
“Mike Seven, this is Black Bird four one, this drop will happen in two passes. South side approach, mark your DZ with smoke. Jumpers need air ground speed and direction, over”
“Black Bird four one, did you say jumpers, over?”
“Mike Seven, affirmative, Jumpers four total, say again Jumpers four total, MARS detachment”.

“Black Bird four one, Roger four jumpers, MARS, air speed is still too low from the west. “

“Mike Seven, first drop in nine minutes, two pallets, will home on your location and south 100 meters.”
“Black Bird four one, confirm two pallets in drop. My location plus 100 meters South, time now plus nine minutes, over”
“Affirmative, Mike Seven”

C-23 Sherpa A/B




C-23A

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1988-1989

General characteristics

Crew: Three (Two pilots plus one cabin crew)
Capacity: 30 passengers, or 18 Litter based passengers
Length: 58 ft 0 in (17.69 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 9 in (22.78 m)
Height: 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Wing area: 453 ft² (42.1 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63 series, modified
Empty weight: 14,200 lb (6,440 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 22,900 lb (10,387 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45-R turboprops, 1,198 hp (894 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 281 mph (245 knots, 453 km/h) at 12,000 ft (2,273 m)
Cruise speed: 255 mph (221 knots, 410 km/h)
Stall speed: 85 mph (73 knots, 136 km/h) with flaps and landing gear down
Range: 770 mi (670 nm, 1,239 km) passenger version, 1,966 kg payload with no reserves
Service ceiling: 27,000 ft (5,114 m)
Rate of climb: 2,100 ft/min (10.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 50.6 lb/ft² (247 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.052 hp/lb (170 W/kg)

C-23B/C

Data from U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947

General characteristics

Crew: Three (Two pilots plus one flight engineer)
Capacity: 18-20 passengers
Length: 58 ft 0 in (17.7 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 10 in (22.8 m)
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
Wing area: 456 ft² (42.4 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63 series, modified
Empty weight: 16,040 lb (7,276 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 25,600 lb (11,610 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop, 1,424 shp (1,062 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 291 mph (252 knots, 468 km/h)
Cruise speed: 262 mph (228 knots, 422 km/h)
Range: 1,185 mi (1,030 nmi, 1,907 km)
Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (5,303 m)

C-23 Sherpa
Specifications
Contractor Short Brothers PLC
C-23A Sherpa C-23B Super Sherpa
Power Plant 2 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-45R turboprops 2 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-65AR turboprops
Take-off power
[Sea level static, uninstalled] 1197 shp 1424 shp
Design output shaft speed 1700 rpm 1700 rpm
Speed 218mph at 10,000ft
range 770 miles with 5000lb payload
Span 74ft 8in
length 58ft
height 16ft 3in
Weight Gross 25,500lb max
Accomodations Crew of three
up to 7000lb of freight, including 4 LD3 containers, and engines the size of F100 series
Date Deployed Entered USAF inventory 1984

[ArmySGT.]

“Kenworth two Alpha, this is Kenworth two Charlie, over”. The voice came across the digitally encrypted frequency hopping radios with minimal distortion of the woman’s warm Midwestern tenor.
“Kenworth two Charlie, this is Kenworth two Alpha; go ahead, over” Likewise answered with another woman’s Midwestern tenor plus some drawl in the bored tones that pilots exudes to display superior confidence.
“Kenworth two Alpha, This is Kenworth two Charlie, On Station, ready for Mission Hand off, over”.

“Kenworth two Charlie, This is Kenworth two Alpha, Affirmative, Mission is yours, I am Arrr Tee Bee, don’t cut to many circles out of the sky before Bravo is up to relieve you, over”

“Kenworth two Alpha, this is Kenworth two Charlie, thanks, will do. Keep it above angels seven thousand. The dust storms coming up from Colorado and Kansas are kicking up fallout, over”.

“Thanks Charlie, will do, Alpha, Out”.

The Project discovered that the greater proportion of multi-engine off center line pilots with military and commercial experience easiest to recruit were women. The Project was looking for skills and not genders to fill roles in the desperately understaffed Morrow Project. Women had been flying various large cargo aircraft in various military non-combat roles, airborne surveillance being one.












Grumman
E-2 Hawkeye
Airborne Early Warning
And Control Aircraft

DESCRIPTION:
Although the US Navy had long desired an airborne surveillance platform, it took several years for electronics to sufficiently decrease in size to be fitted within an aircraft that could operate from an aircraft carrier. Even so, it took several more years for computers to become powerful enough that they could track and process more than a few targets at once. These conditions were finally met, however, culminating in Grumman being named the winner of a Navy contract to develop an airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft.

The Grumman design featured twin turboprop engines fitted beneath a high-mounted wing. The long fuselage housed a crew of five, including three mission specialists, and featured a large rotating radome mounted on a pylon above the wing juncture. To compensate for the airflow around the radome, the tail assembly incorporated four fins on a horizontal tail with significant dihedral. This design, first flown in 1960, was originally known as the W2F-1 but was later redesignated the E-2A Hawkeye before entering service.

The Navy took delivery of 59 E-2A airframes by 1967, but these were quickly upgraded to the E-2B standard with the installation of a more powerful processing computer and inflight-refueling equipment. Shortly thereafter, Grumman began production of the E-2C model with far superior avionics and more powerful engines. These aircraft have been continuously upgraded with new radar and sensors, improved avionics, more powerful processing equipment, and software upgrades allowing the E-2C Hawkeye to track over 250 targets and control 30 interceptors at once.

In addition to protecting the US fleet, the E-2 has also been used in cooperation with law enforcement agencies to interdict drug traffickers. The E-2 has also proven popular with the French Navy and a variety of foreign air forces.

As production of the E-2C has wound down, development of a new variant called the E-2D with improved electronics is underway. The US Navy currently plans to purchase 75 of the E-2D model with deliveries beginning in 2010.

Data below for E-2C
Last modified 06 April 2011

HISTORY:
First Flight (W2F-1) 21 October 1961
(E-2C) 20 January 1971
Service Entry

(E-2A) 19 January 1964
(E-2C) November 1973

CREW: 2 pilots, 1 radar operator, 1 air control officer, 1 combat information center officer

ESTIMATED COST:

$51 million

AIRFOIL SECTIONS:
Wing Root NACA 63A216
Wing Tip

NACA 63A414

DIMENSIONS:
Length 57.56 ft (17.54 m)
Wingspan 80.58 ft (24.56 m)
Height 18.31 ft (5.58 m)
Wing Area 700.0 ft² (65.03 m²)
Canard Area

not applicable

WEIGHTS:
Empty 37,945 lb (17,210 kg)
Normal Takeoff unknown
Max Takeoff 51,815 lb (23,505 kg)
Fuel Capacity 19,015 lb (8,625 kg)
Max Payload

unknown

PROPULSION:
Powerplant two Allison T56-425 turboprops
Thrust 9,820 ehp (7,322 kW)

PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed at altitude: 390 mph (625 km/h)
at sea level: unknown
cruise speed: 310 mph (500 km/h)
Initial Climb Rate unknown
Service Ceiling 36,955 ft (11,275 m)
Range typical: 1,500 nm (2,780 km)
ferry: 1,540 nm (2,850 km)
Endurance 6 hr 15 min
g-Limits unknown

ARMAMENT:
Gun none
Stations none
Air-to-Air Missile none
Air-to-Surface Missile none
Bomb none
Other none

KNOWN VARIANTS:
W2F-1 Original designation for the E-2
E-2A Initial production model; 59 built
TE-2A E-2 trainers modified from E-2A airframes; 2 converted
E-2B Designation for upgraded E-2A airframes modified with an improved computer and inflight-refueling capability
E-2C Improved model with far more capable avionics; over 150 built by 2000
TE-2C Trainer model based on the E-2C; 2 built
E-2C+ Upgrade for US aircraft including improvements to the radar, software updates, and installation of more powerful engines
E-2D New build model equipped with an improved radar system, new workstations, better satellite communications gear, and advanced cockpit displays; 75 to be built from 2009 to 2020
E-2T Former E-2B aircraft upgraded for use by Taiwan; 6 converted
C-2 Greyhound

Ship-to-shore transport aircraft derived from the E-2 airframe

KNOWN COMBAT RECORD:

Vietnam War (USN, 1965-1972)
Lebanon (Israel, 1982)
Libya - Operation El Dorado Canyon (USAF, 1986)
Iraq - Operation Desert Storm (USN, 1991)
Bosnia - Operation Deliberate Force (USAF, 1995)
Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Freedom (USN, 2001-present)
Iraq - Operation Iraqi Freedom (USN, 2003-present)
Libya - Operation Unified Protector / Harmattan (France, 2011)

KNOWN OPERATORS:

Egypt, Al Quwwat al Jawwiya il Misriya (Egyptian Air Force)
France, Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Air Arm)
Israel, Tsvah Haganah le Israel - Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Defence Force - Air Force)
Japan, Nihon Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defence Force)
Singapore (Republic of Singapore Air Force)
Taiwan, Chung-Kuo Kung Chuan (Republic of China Air Force)
United States (US Navy)

3-VIEW SCHEMATIC:

E-2 Hawkeye


SOURCES:

Bishop, Chris, ed. The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Weapons: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Weapon Systems from 1945 to the Present Day. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1999, p. 347.
Bonds, Ray, ed. The Modern US War Machine: An Encyclopedia of American Military Equipment and Strategy. NY: Military Press, 1987, p. 184-185.
Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1997, p. 472, Grumman E-2 Hawkeye/TE-2/C-2 Greyhound.
Donald, David and Lake, Jon, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2000, p. 185-187, Grumman E-2 Hawkeye.
Gunston, Bill, ed. The Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1995, p. 128, Grumman E-2 Hawkeye.
Laur, Timothy M. and Llanso, Steven L. Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Weapons. NY: Berkley Books, 1995, p. 54-57, Hawkeye (E-2).
Miller, David, ed. The Illustrated Directory of Modern American Weapons. London: Salamander Books, 2002, p. 184-185, Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye.
Müller, Claudio. Aircraft of the World. NY: Muddle Puddle Books, 2004, p. 258-259, Northrop Grumman Hawkeye 2000.
Rendall, David. Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide, 2nd ed. London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1999, p. 167, Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye.
Taylor, Michael. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996/1997. London: Brassey's, 1996, p. 191-192, Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye and Hawkeye II.
Taylor, Michael J. H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London: Brassey's, 1999, p. 169-170, Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, Group II Hawkeye II and Hawkeye 2000.
US Navy E-2 Fact Sheet

[rcaf_777]

I think another good aircraft would the Grumman S-2 Tracker, and it Variants
the C-1 Trader COD, E-1 Tracer AWACS, and the Conair Firecat (Water Bomber)

[Old Fart]

F4's or A4's would be a good choice as some are still in the bone yards and still in use in some third world Air Forces. If updated with more modern capabilities (electronics) and engines these would be good backbone forces, kind of like the B-52's. On that note if it were possible for the MP procurers to get their hands on some A-6 intruders these would be the B-52's of the project.

[rcaf_777]

I am thinking if the project needs a low cost quiet low level reconnaissance aircraft they might have Lockheed YO-3 "Quiet Star"

Lockheed YO-3 "Quiet Star"

General characteristics
Crew: Two
Length: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
Wingspan: 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Wing Area: 180 sq. ft. (16.70 sq. m)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental six-cylinder horizonally-opposed, 210


Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_YO-3