DAS-6 Scimitar
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| DAS-6 Scimitar | |
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| Design details | |
| Type | Air superiority fighter |
| Manufacturer | Detmerian Aerospace |
| Design No. | DAS-6 |
| Unit cost DAS-6A: DAS-6M: |
$84 million $87 million |
| Service dates | 2004-present |
| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 20.24 m |
| Wingspan Folded (DAS-6M): |
14.5 m 11 m |
| Height | 5.08 m |
| Empty weight DAS-6A: DAS-6M: |
16234 kg 16869 kg |
| Payload | 10500 kg |
| MTOW DAS-6A: DAS-6M: |
38500 kg 39000 kg |
| Flight characteristics | |
| Engines | 2 × IMW ATG-11F3 |
| Speed Maximum: Supercruise: Sea level: |
Mach 2.63 at altitude Mach 1.65 cruise Mach 1.2 ASL |
| Manoeuvrability | -4/+11g |
| Thrust loadings DAS-6A: DAS-6M: |
0.779 (mil.)-1.169 (a/b) 0.762 (mil.)-1.143 (a/b) |
| Fuel fraction DAS-6A: DAS-6M: |
0.38 0.37 |
| Range | 4100 km |
| Ceiling | 21 km |
| Rate of climb | |
| Armament | |
| Internal | L41A2 30×173mm |
| External | See text |
| Operators | |
| JGN, RINAF, RINN | |
The DAS-6 Scimitar is the primary air superiority fighter and interceptor within the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force (RINAF) and on the larger aircraft carriers of the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy. The Scimitar is a stealthy fifth-generation design typically carrying its weapons load in its internal bays as well as six wing hardpoints for a variety of stores. Two conformal fuel/sensor tanks (CFST) may be fitted above the wing roots to increase the Scimitar's range without greatly enlarging its radar cross-section (RCS).
Powerplant
The ATG-11F engines enable the Scimitar to cruise at supersonic speeds. Thrust vectoring nozzles permit the aircraft to perform startling manoeuvres certain to make your opponents' eyes water.
Characteristics
Crew: 1
Variants:
Land-based: DAS-6A — $84 million
Maritime: DAS-6M — $87 million
Service designations:
DAS-6A: F.1
DAS-6M: F.2
Wings: Span: 14.5m (DAS-6M: folds to 11m); area: 84.02m2
Fuselage: Length: 20.24m; height: 5.08m
Powerplant: 2 × Isselmere Motor Works ATG-11F3 augmented turbofans with three-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles (156 kN max. (35,117 lb st) max. a/b, 104 kN max. dry (23,411 lb st) each)
Mass:
DAS-6A: Empty: 16,234 kg (35,790 lb); Clean take-off: 27,211.12 kg (59,990.25 lb); Maximum take-off: 38,500 kg (84,878 lb)
DAS-6M: Empty: 16,869 kg (37,190 lb); Clean take-off: 27,846.12 kg (61,390.19 lb); Maximum take-off: 38,500 kg (84,878 lb)
Performance: Operational maximum velocity at altitude Mach 2.63, cruise velocity: Mach 1.65; (clean, sea level): Mach 1.32; Range (maximum internal fuel): 4100 km
Service ceiling: 21 km (68,898 ft)
Internal weapons: 30×173 mm cannon (250 rds), ventral bay (1,750 kg max., for two GWS.75A Goshawk LRAAM and two GWS.74A Kestrel BVRAAM, or six GWS.74A Kestrel BVRAAM, or two 500 kg LGB and two GWS.74A Kestrel BVRAAM), 2 missile bays (225 kg each, for one GWS.74A Kestrel or two GWS.65A Kite each)
Hardpoints/Stations: centreline (250 kg), 2 over-wing-root stations for conformal fuel/sensor pods (1500 kg), 4 inner wing hardpoints (2500 kg), 2 outer wing hardpoints (275 kg).
Payload (with max. internal fuel)
DAS-6A: 10500 kg (23,148.54 lb)
DAS-6M: 10000 kg (22,046.23 lb)
Fuel fraction:
Capacity (both): Internal; 13200 litres, 3487.45 US gal., 2903.65 Imp. gal. (10282.23 kg of JP5)
DAS-6A: 0.38
DAS-6M: 0.37
Thrust loading
DAS-6A: Reheat: 1.169 (clean) — 0.826 (max. load); military: 0.779 (clean) — 0.551 (max. load)
DAS-6M: Reheat: 1.143 (clean) — 0.826 (max. load); military: 0.762 (clean) — 0.551 (max. load)
Wing loading
DAS-6A: Clean take-off: 323.87 kg/m2; maximum take-off: 458.22 kg/m2
DAS-6M: Clean take-off: 331.42 kg/m2; maximum take-off: 458.22 kg/m2
Electronics suite
Computers: 3 × AEI.15 fuel and stores management modules, AEL.14 ground crew accessible module, AEQ.11 environmental awareness module, 4 × AEQ.15(V)2 engine control and monitoring units, AEQ.243 threat management system, 4 × AEW.15 flight control modules
Computer systems: AEI.8 operating system
Displays: AVQ.68 head-up display, AVQ.71 helmet mounted display/sight, IDU.222 damage control, IDU.257 threat management, IDU.262 hybrid navigation system, IDU.265 horizontal situation display, IDU.266 (3) multifunction displays, IDU.279 fuel and engine
Radars:
—Forward: ARG.240 low probability of intercept (LPI) active electronically scanned array (AESA) using inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) technology
—Rear: ARQ.285 passive electronically scanned array (PESA)
Optronics:
—Forward: AAS.244 forward infrared search and tracking (IRST) turret, ASQ.242 forward sector optronics (FSO; APQ.230 laser designator/rangefinder, AVS.232 charge coupled device)
—Rear: AAS.243 rear infrared array
Navigation: ARN.208 LPI Doppler altimeter, ARN.225 TACAN, ASN.252 hybrid navigation system (APN.249 laser ring gyro inertial navigation system, ASN.250 global positioning system), ARN.253 ILS aerial, AEN.256 terrain profiling and matching (TERPROM), ASW.263 autopilot, ARN.264 microwave landing system
Communications: JSQ.117(V)2A multifunction information distribution system (MIDS); ASC.223 satellite communications system; ZSW.259 secure drone control datalink; ARC.291 HF aerial; ARC.292 VHF antenna; ARQ.293 ADF aerial; ARC.301 UHF aerials (2); ARC.302 L-band aerial; ARC.303 S-band aerials (2)
Electronic countermeasures/Electronic support measures
Assessment: ARX.254 combined interrogator transponder (CIT); AEX.255 Glower target recognition system (TRS)
Warning: ALR.217 Sif RWR; ALR.218 LWR; AAR.219 missile plume detectors; ALR.227 launch warning indicators
Countermeasures: ALE.209 countermeasures ejectors (6 × 30-cell); ALQ.212 Cuckoo towed deception jammers (2 × 3-cell); ALQ.228 self-protection jammer; ALI.261 integrated countermeasures system (ICMS)
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