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2001
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MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY I.MilVifM'l.r AAM air-to-air missile AEW airborne early warning AEW&C airborne early warning and control AGM air-to-ground missile ASW anti-submarine warfare ATM air traffic management AWACS airborne warning and control system CNS communi cations, navigation, surveillance COMINT communications intelligence CTOL con ventional take-off CV carrier capable Dasa DaimlerChrysler Aerospace DoD US Department of Defense ECM electronic countermeasures ELINT electronic intelli gence ESM electronic-support measures EW electronic warfare FADEC full authori ty digital engine control FLA Future Large Aircraft FLIR forward-looking infrared GE General Electric GPS global positioning system HOTAS hands on throttle and stick HUD head-up display IAI Israel Aircraft Industries IFF identification friend or foe INS inertial-navigation system IR infrared ISAR inverse synthetic aperture radar JASDF Japan Air Self-Defence Force JMSDF Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile JDAM Joint Direct Attack Munition JSOW Joint Standoff Weapon JTIDS joint tactical information distribution system LGB laser guided bomb LO low observable medevac medical evacuation MESA multirole electronically scanned array MFD multifunction display MTI moving target indicator P&W Pratt & Whitney P&WC Pratt & Whitney Canada RAF UK Royal Air Force RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RFP request for proposals RN UK Royal Navy R-R Rolls- Royce RTIP radar technology insertion pro gramme RWR radar warning receiver SAR synthetic aperture radar satcom satel lite communications SIGINT signals intelli gence STOL short take-off and landing STOVL short take-off vertical landing TACAMO take-charge and move out TCAS traffic alert collision avoidance system TIALD thermal imaging airborne laser designator TV television USAF US Air Force USMC US Marine Corps USN US Navy WCMD Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser Conversion factors lhp/shp=0.745kW lnm=1.85km lft=0.3m lkN=22lb lkt=1.85km/h lkg=2.211b llitre=0.264USgal AERMACCHI Aermacchi, Via P Foresio 1, PO Box 101, **• Venegono Superiore 1-21040, Italy; tel: +39 (0331) 813 111; fax: +39 (0331) 813 152; www.aermacchi.it * M290TP REDIGO AERMACCHI PURCHASED the Redigo programme from Finland's Valmet (now Patria Finavitec) in 1996 and shifted production to Italy., It continues to market the turboprop trainer andaims to secure about 25% of a basic jrafrl'er market for 400 or so aircraft to 2006. * As well as the side-by-side trainer, the company has developed a maritime surveillance version with a wing-mounted radar pod for the Mexican navy, and has oudined survey aircraft and target tug variants. M346 AERMACCHI AND Yakolev began development of the Yak-130 for a Russian air force trainer requirement in the 1990s, with the intention of enabling die Italian manufac turer to market a westernised version - the AEM-130. Funding difficulties in Russia and Aermacchi's desire to push forward development to meet emerging European requirements led to Aermacchi launching the Honeywell F124-powered M346. Yakovlev and Sokol will continue to develop tlie Yak-13 0 (see entry). First flight of an M346 - as opposed to die Yak-130, which first flew in 1996 - is scheduled for 2002 with service entry in 2005. A 15-aircraft launch order form the Italian air force has been mooted. Other M-346 suppliers include Teleavio- Marconi Italiana - which with BAE Systems, Dowty, Microtecnia is responsible for the fly-by-wire (FB W) system -while Alenia Difesa will manage die avionics integration. MB339 UNLIKE EARLIERMB3 39s, the MB3 39CD - die D stands for "digital" - has Thales Avionics (formerly Sextant) cockpit instrumen tation, HUDs in both cockpits and HOTAS controls, all linked by a 1553B databus. MB339FDs are export CDs, while Eritrea's MB339CEs are of a similar standard. Aermacchi also continues to market the MB339B witfi conventional avionics. The prototype MB339 flew in August 1976, the aircraft having been designed to meet an Italian air force requirement for an advanced trainer. The service has 90 MB339s, which are to receive structural and avionics mid-life upgrades to extend service life by 10 years. Structural changes include the introduction of materials with improved corrosion resis- •MAIM! Aircraft Mission Powerplant SF260E/F Elementary trainer 1 x Textron Lycoming D-540-D4A5 SJ260TP Elementary trainer lxR-R 250-B17D , M290TP Redigo Basic trainer 1 x R-R 250- B17F S211A Basic trainer 1 x P&WC JT15D-5C MB339CD/FD M346 Adv trainer/light attack Adv trainer/light attack 1 x R-R Viper 2 x Honeywell F124 680-43 Max power/thrust dry (IWAhrust reheat (lb) Wing span (ml Wing area 1m2) Overall length lm| OEWIke.) MT0W (kg MLW Ikgl Max payload (kg) Max weapon load (kg) Range, max fuel (km) Endurance Ih) Hardpoints Cruise (Ml Mmo * Max landing dist, sea level ISA (ml Max take-off dist, sea Max ceiling (ft) Crew 1 Passengers \ Internal fuel [kg] * Fuel, opt ext (litre)* Air refuel? Comments evel ISA Im) 194 8.35 10.1 7.1 785 1,200 300 1,490 6h 45min 2 187 500 549 19,000 2 236 160kg No >r 261 8.35 10.1 7.4 820 1.350 300 950 1*' 3h 30min 4 216 , 671 460 25.000 2 243litre 16Ckg No 335 10.6 14.78 8.53 990 1,900 1,600 800 1,400 7h 6 191 427 488 25,000 2-4 292 126kg No 3,195 8.51 12.6 9.53 2,200 4,000 4,000 1,000 1.450 3h lOmin 5 305 415 440 42,800 2 718 425kg No 4,000 11.22 19.3 11.24 3,356 6,350 6,150 1,815 2,200 3h 50min 6 M0.74 M0.85 1,244 1,686 45,600 2 1,430 522kg No MB339B/C are similar 6,300 9.7 23.5 11.5 4,627 9,500 3,000 2,590 3h lOmin 9 M0.95 580 280 45,000 2 1,950 1,180 No FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 29 May - 4 June 2001 43
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