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Directory: military aircraft 1997. Sweden has ordered a total of 204 single- seat JAS39A and JAS39B two-seaters, the first being delivered in 1999. Saab/BAE, the Swedish air force and FMV, the defence materiel administration, are consider ing a range of updates for the JAS39 Gripen which could be introduced to the multirole fighter by 2010. The JAS39D, a version of the JAS39B two- seater, could be used as an on-site battle man ager with an airborne tactician seated in the rear controlling the battle and managing information supplied through the fighter's datalink. Its other new roles could include suppression or destruction of enemy air defences and as an unmanned combat air vehicle flight leader. Radar producer Ericsson is continuing work on the ASEA radar. Development of an infrared search and track system is also proceeding. Other improvements for the JAS39C include replacing the three 130 x 150mm monochrome multifunction displays with 150 x 200mm colour displays and the introduction of an air- to-air refuelling capability. The first flight of a Gripen with colour dis plays was in July 2001. SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT Schweizer Aircraft, Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, 1250 Schweizer Road, Horseheads, NY 14845, USA. Tel +1 (607) 739 3821; fax +1 (607) 796 2488; telex 932459; www.sacusa.com RU-38 Twin Condo Development of a twin-engined conversion of the Schweizer RG-8A Condor surveillance air craft continues. One aircraft, with pusher and tractor Teledyne Continental GIO-550 piston engines and twin booms, has been flown. The US Coast Guard plans to convert two RG-8s to RU-38As, designed for covert, low-level, day/night patrol missions, for which it is equipped with Honeywell AN-215 X-band radar. FLIR and TV electro-optical sensors are also carried. Sepecat, Zone Aeronautlque Louis Breguet, PO Box 12, Velizy, Villacoublay, F-78140, France. Tel +33 (4 )741 7921 Hindustan Aeronautics continues to deliver licence-built Jaguars to the Indian air force. The UK RAF, meanwhile, continues progressive upgrades of its Jaguars, which will remain in ser vice until at least 2008, although there has been speculation that the RAF may retire its fleet early as part of a budget cut back. RAF improvements include upgraded R-R Adour engines, Terprom terrain reference navi gation, secure radios, TIALD targeting pod, a helmet-mounted sight and ASRAAMs. Oman has a similar upgrade programme under way. Fighter/attack/recce 1 x Volvo RM12 12,150/18,113 8.4 30 14.1 6,622 4,500 AE SYSTEMS Aircraft Mission Powerplant Max thrust dry/wet (lb) Wing span (m) Wing area (m2) Length (m) OEW (kg) MTOW (kg) 14,000 Max load (kg) Range(km) - Endurance (h) Hardpoints Cruise (kt) MM0 Ceiling (ft) Crew/passengers Internal fuel Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? Comments JAS39B is 14.76m long SH AANXI AIRCRAFT (SEE TABLE P70) Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Group, PO Box 35, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China. Tel +86 (916) 2885271/2886272; fax +86 (916) 2885182/2886182; www.shanfei.com This Chinese development of the An-12 Cub dates to the late 1960s, but production deliver ies did not begin until the late 1980s. Transport, electronic countermeasures, maritime recon naissance versions and an AEW aircraft with Thales radar have been identified. An updated version with a three-crew cockpit fitted with Honeywell avionics and new P&WC PW150 engines is in development. Shaanxi Aircraft is reportedly co-operating with Antonov on the development of a new Y-8 variant called the Y- 8F600. Max power (hp) Wing span (m) Wing area (m2) Length (m) OEW (kg) MTOW (kg) Max load (kg) Range (km) Endurance (h) Hardpoints Cruise (kt) Mmo Ceiling (ft) Crew/passengers Internal fuel Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? HBHnm RU-38A Surveillance 2 x Teledyne Continental GIO-550A 350 19.51 20.98 9.19 1,524 2,400 SEPECAT Aircraft 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 (h) Hardpoints Cruise (kt) MMO Ceiling (ft) Crew Internal fuel (kg) Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? Comments HHWH Jaguar Attack 2 x R-R Turbomeca Adour 811 5,535/8,415 8.7 24.2 16.83 7,000 15,700 4,760 3,520 - 7 700 M1.4 45,930 1 3,337 3,600 Yes wmm Two hardpoints are overwinc missile rails. SHENYANG (SEE TABLE P70) Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group, 1 Lingbei Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China. Tel +86 024 86599204; fax: 86- 024-86514143; www.avic1.com.cn; www.sactrade.com.cn J-8/F-8 Finbac The J-8/F-8 Finback is the focus of an upgrade programme, with Russian radar house Phazotron and missile supplier Vympel involved in the F-8IIM project. A prototype J-8II first flew in 1996. F-811M changes include a Russian Zhuk-811 radar, new cockpit with HOTAS controls, INS/GPS naviga tion, and MFDs and more powerful WP-13AIII turbojets. Weapons include Chinese and Russian AAMs and the Kh-31 anti-ship missile. The F-8IIM was originally intended for export, although the Chinese air force may also pur chase the aircraft. The J-8II remains in production as the J-8D for the Chinese air force. Almost uniquely for China, the J-8D has in-flight refuelling. A further developed aircraft, the J-8IIC, has upgraded avionics, including a multimode role radar that is probably a version of the Zhuk-811. It is expected to have a ground attack capability and has been shown armed with free-fall bombs, but is likely to incorporate a new FLIR/targeting pod to guide LGBs. An upgraded cockpit is dominated by two MFDs and a wide-angle HUD. Shenyang revealed a J-8-based Alternate Control Technology (ACT) programme at the 2000 Zhuhai air show. Shenyang says the pro gramme began in 1977, with construction start ing in 1988. According to the company, from 1992 to 1995 the programme benefited from "foreign technology input". The J-8II ACT uses small canards to induce instability. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 25 31 MAY 2004 69
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