[檔案] AV-8B

Specifications
Contractor:  McDonnell Douglas Aircraft (Airframe Prime), Rolls Royce (Engine Prime)  
Power Plant: TAV-8B/AV-8B Day Attack (DA): One Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR-406 turbofan engine with approximately 20,280 pounds of thrust
AV-8B Night Attack (NA)/AV-8B Radar: One Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408A turbofan engine with approximately 22,200 pounds of thrust

Accommodations: AV-8B DA/NA/Radar Aircraft: Pilot only
TAV-8B Trainer: Two seats

Performance: Maximum airspeed: 550 KCAS
Range greater than 142 nautical miles high speed/low altitude combat radius
Maximum range: 900 nautical miles

Countermeasures: Not applicable  
Armament: One fuselage-mounted 25 mm gun system
Standard Air-to-Ground (A/G) load: Six Mk 82, 500 pound bombs
Standard Air-to-Air (A/A) load: Four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles
Provisions for carrying up to 9,000 pounds of ordnance on seven stations

Mission and Capabilities: The AV-8B single seat Vertical/Short Takeoff and Land (V/STOL) aircraft is the primary close air support/intermediate range intercept/attack mission fixed-wing aircraft for the USMC and the Spanish and Italian navies.
The AV-8B can carry and deliver an assortment of conventional stores such as the Mk 83 1,000 pound GP bomb, GBU-12 500 pound LGB, GBU-16 1,000 LGB, CBU-99/100 Cluster Bomb Units, and 2.75" and 5" rockets.
The NA configuration includes: night vision goggle-compatible cockpit controls and displays, a wide-field-of-view HUD, a Navigation Forward Looking Infrared (NAVFLIR) system, a Digital Map Unit (DMU), and an Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) with laser spot tracker, which provides first pass day or night target strike capability at low altitude/high speed.
The Radar aircraft retains all night attack capability but integrates the AN/APG-65 radar system to extend the tracking capabilities of the aircraft for A/G delivery and A/A defense modes.
V/STOL capability allows the AV-8B to be deployed with ground units using amphibious shipping and/or forward basing for rapid close air support response.

Program Summary: All three variants of the AV-8B are in service with the USMC (deployed in WestPac and the Mediterranean).
The Spanish Navy has DA/Radar AV-8Bs.
The Italian Navy has Radar AV-8Bs only.
The U.S., Italy, and Spain are partners in a collaborative international program.
The original DA AV-8B was replaced by the NA variant in 1990, which incorporated the F402-RR-408A engine and expanded night fighting systems such as NAVFLIR, DMU, night vision goggle capability, and wide-field-of-view HUD.
In 1993, the Radar AV-8B was fielded with the full night fighting capability and an AN/APG-65 Radar set to improve A/G and A/A tactical effectiveness.
In 1994, the U.S. began a remanufacturing process to convert DA AV-8Bs to the Radar configuration (REMAN); deliveries began in 1996.
Currently, a NA/Radar AV-8B upgrade program is underway to incorporate an Automatic Target Handoff System (ATHS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) capability into the aircraft.
ATHS allows direct digital target/mission data exchange between the pilot and ground units. GPS integration improves navigational and weapons delivery accuracy.
The AV-8B has seen service in the Persian Gulf (Desert Storm), Somalia (both U.S. and Italian AV-8Bs), and Bosnia (peacekeeping operations).
A total of 51 Radar Aircraft are authorized for procurement by the U.S., Italy, and Spain.
The U.S. has a planned procurement/delivery program for 73 REMAN AV-8Bs (FY 1996 - 2002).


External Dimensions:
Wing Span 9.25 m
Length overall (flying attitude)
AV-8B  5.58 m
TAV-8B  15.32 m
GR. Mks 5/7  14.36 m
T. Mk 10  15.79 m
Height overall 3.55 m
Tailplane span 4.24 m
Outrigger wheel track 5.18 m
Areas  
Wings, excl LERX, gross 21.37 m2
LERX (total): Pegasus 11-21 0.81 m2
Pegasus 11-61 1.24 m2
100 percent 1.39 m2
Ailerons (total) 1.15 m2
Trailing-edge flaps (total) 2.88 m2
Ventral fixed strakes (total) 0.51 m2
Ventral retractable fence (LIDs) 0.24 m2
Ventral airbrake 0.42 m2
Fin 2.47 m2
Rudder, excl tab 0.49 m2
Tailplane 4.51 m2

Weights and Loadings (Single-Seaters, Except Where Indicated)
Operating weight empty (including pilot and used fuel)
AV-8B  6,336 kg
GR. Mk 7  7,050 kg
TAV-8B  6,451kg
Maximum fuel
Internal only  3,519 kg
Internal and external  7,180 kg
Maximum external stores
Pegasus 11-61  6,003 kg
Pegasus 11-21/Mk 105*  4,899 kg  
Maximum useful load (include fuel, stores, weapons, ammunition and water injection for engine)
Vertical takeoff  Approximately 3,062, kg
STO  More than 7,710 kg
Basic flight design gross weight for 7g operation 10,410 kg
Maximum T-O weight
435 meters STO  14,061 kg
S/L VTO, ISA:
AV-8B/Pegasus 11-61  9,342 kg
GR. Mk 7  8,700 kg  
S/L VTO, 32蚓  8,142 kg
Design maximum landing weight 11,340 kg
Maximum vertical landing weight  9,043 kg 205 kg less in TAV-8B  
Performance
Maximum mach number in level flight
At S/L  875 knots
At altitude  0.98
STOL takeoff run at maximum takeoff weight:
ISA  435 m
At 32?c  518 m
Operational radius with external loads shown:
Short takeoff (366 m, 12 Mk 82 Snakeye Bombs, internal fuel, 1 hour loiter)  90 nautical miles
Hi-lo-hi, short take off (366 m, seven Mk 82 Snakeye Bombs, two 300 US gallon external fuel tanks no loiter  594 nautical miles
Deck launch intercept mission,
two AIM-9 missiles and two external fuel tanks  627 nautical miles
Unrefueled ferry range
Tanks dropped  1,965 nautical miles
Tanks retained  1,638 nautical miles
Combat air patrol endurance at 100 nautical miles from base. 3 hr.
"G" force limits +8/-3

[ 本帖最後由 james1616 於 2008-6-21 13:27 編輯 ]

戰機的短場起降這個名詞早期叫做垂直起降，叫垂直起降很容易引起誤會，以為飛機掛滿了炸彈也可以垂直起飛，其實沒有這個能耐，只有在空機低油量時才能垂直起飛。短場起降英文早期叫做V/STOL (Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing)，現在改叫STOVL (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing)。短場起降戰機所使用的起降基本原理都一樣，在起飛落地外形時，飛機重心前後各有往上的力量，稱作直接升力(Direct Lift)，用來抵抗飛機重量，這些往上的力量由噴射引擎來提供。前進後退由直接升力往前後小角度擺動來控制，俯仰、滾轉及偏航三軸的控制分別在機鼻、機尾下方往下，左右翼尖往下，以及機尾往左右各有氣閘，氣閘開啟就噴氣，氣閘的氣源由直接升力拉出氣管來提供。有了直接升力及微調用的氣閘，短場起降飛機於是可以像直升機一樣原地上下左右移動。

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