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Directory: military aircraft Aircraft Mission Powerplant Max thrust (lb) Wing span (m) Wing area (m2' Length (m) OEW (kg) MTOW (kg) Max load (kg) Range (km) Endurance (h) Hardpoints Cruise (kt) Ceiling (ft) Crew/passengers Internal fuel Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? Under the current proposal, the aircraft will have a maximum take-off weight of 55,000kg and will be powered by a 21,000-26,5001b thrust-class turbofan to meet Indian hot and high requirements. The 11-214 will be able to carry a 18.5t payload in a cabin that is 3m high, 17.8m long and has a floor width of 3.15m. Non-passenger versions will have a tail ramp. Although the requirement for a new light tac tical transport comes from the Indian air force, the cargo version will be the first to be devel oped, followed by a 100-seat passenger model and then the tactical airlifter. A higher-thrust derivative of the Rolls-Royce BR710 engine is the lead contender to power the MTA because of India's hot-and-high perfor mance requirements. The Russian air force is considering the 11-214 as a potential medium transport alongside the Antonov An-70 and Tupolev Tu-330. KOREAN AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES/ LOCKHEED MA to replace Lockheed T-33s operated by the JASDF. The shoulder-wing, twin-engined trainer first flew in July 1985. The JASDF has ordered around 200 of the tandem-seat aircraft. c-x/P-; The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) selected Kawasaki to lead development of the C-X trans port and P-X maritime patrol aircraft in late 2001. The aircraft are intended to replace Kawasaki C-ls and Lockheed Martin P-3Cs. The two aircraft are required to have com monality, although the the C-X will be twin- engined and the P-X equipped with four turbo- fans and the aircraft will have different fuselage cross-sections. The JDA wants common struc tures and systems, where possible, to cut costs. Areas of commonality are likely to include cock pit avionics, empennage and the outer wing. The P-X is due to fly in 2006, followed by the 1 C-X a year later. Mission Powerplant Max thrust dry/wet (lb) Wing span (m) Wing area (m2) Length (m) OEW (kg) MTOW (kg) Max load (kg) Range (km) Endurance (b Hardpoints Cruise (kt) Mmo Ceiling (ft) Crew Internal fuel (kg) Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? T/A-50 Adv trainer/light attack 1 x GE F404-402 11,925/17,775 9.1 Aviadvigatel's PS-12, a PS-90A derivative, is considered the most likely engine choice for the Russian-operated aircraft. ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES (IAI) IAI, Israel Aircraft Industries, Ben-Gurion International Airport, 70100, Israel. Tel +972 (3) 935 3111; fax +972 (3) 935 4162 Kfir Israel continues to sell surplus Kfir fighters. Recent customers have included Colombia, Ecuador and Sri Lanka. The latest standard is the Kfir 2000/C-10, with the Elta EL/M-2032 multi- mode radar and other avionics and systems from the cancelled Israeli Lavi fighter. Phalcon Israel's Elta Electronics has produced an AEW system, known as Phalcon, built around its EL/M-2075 L-band phased-array radar. One sys tem is in service with Chile, on a Boeing 707. A system based on the Airbus A310 or A320 is being offered in conjunction with Raytheon, while other potential platforms include the Boeing 767 and, in collaboration with Beriev, the Ilyushin 11-76 (see A-S0 entry). The Israeli air force is due to take Gulfstream G550 business jets fitted with Phalcon systems. Upgrades IAI offers upgrades of the F-4 Phantom (see Boe ing), Dassault Mirage and various Soviet-built fighters. It has proposed replacing the Mirage III/V/50's Snecma Atar engine with a GE F404. KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Kawasaki Heavy Industries, World Trade Centre Building, 4-1, Hamamatsu-cho 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan. Tel +81 (3) 3435 2111; fax+81 (3) 3436 3037; www.khi.co.jp. Kawasaki developed the T-4 advanced jet trainer KOREAN AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES (KAl) Korean Aerospace Industries, 6 Manseog- dong, Dong-gu, Inchon, South Korea. Tel +82 (32) 760 1114; fax +82 (32) 762 1546; www.koreaaero.com KT-1 Woong Bee Design of the KTX-1 turboprop trainer began in 1988. Daewoo (now KAl) received an order in August 1999 for 85 KT-1 production aircraft. Daewoo modified the design because of han dling shortfalls with the first prototypes. The KT-1 is bigger, heavier, the tail surfaces are relo cated and it has a more powerful P&WC PT6A-62. The aircraft can be equipped with rockets and gun pods for weapons training. Initial export aircraft, sold to Indonesia, are KT-lBs, while a deal in early 2003 saw KAl link with Canada's CMC Electronics to develop an enhanced avionics suite for a counter-insur gency and armed training export version, the KT-1C. KAl and CMC's Flight Visions subsidiary will build an avionics integration laboratory for the KT-1C ready for flight testing by late 2004. KAl is also developing the XKO-1 forward air controller variant in partnership with South Korea's agency for defence development, for the South Korean air force. The XKO-1 will have a HUD, MFD and a GPS/INS. It has four wing hardpoints for unguided rockets and external fuel tanks. The forward air control variant will fly in 2003. Development will begin with mod ification of the fifth KTX-1 prototype. KAI/LOCKHEED MARTIN KAl, Samsung Life Bldg, 15th Floor Sung-Won Building, 141 Samsung-dong, Seoul 135-716, South Korea. Tel +82 (2) 3467 7000; fax +82 (2) 3467 7080; www.koreaaero.com -DU/A-SU ooiaen tagie The first prototype of South Korea's T/A-50 flew on 20 August 2002. Six prototypes will be built: www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 27 MAY - 2 JUNE 2003 55
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