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  |type            = {{wpl|Stealth aircraft}}<br>{{wpl|Multirole combat aircaft|Multirole fighter}}
  |type            = Multipurpose carrier support aircraft
  |national origin = {{flag|Meridon}}
  |national origin = {{flag|Meridon}}
  |manufacturer    = Gruening Defense Aerospace
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  |first flight    = 14 August 2021
  |first flight    = 23 June 1975
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  |introduced      = 17 August 2023
  |introduced      = 17 May 1977
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  |status          = In limited service
  |status          = In service
  |primary user    = [[Image:MNFlag.png|border|22px]] [[Meridonian Navy]]
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  |unit cost      = 31 million MD (C2M2)
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The '''Common Carrier Support Aircraft''' is a [[Meridon|Meridonian]] carrier-capable, twin engine turbofan-powered multirole support aircraft, produced by Gruening Defense Aerospace, which provides the [[Meridonian Navy]]'s Carrier Task Groups with a fixed-wing platform to conduct support activities. It exists in two primary variants- the C2M Triton is a modular multirole aircraft capable of conducting long-range antisubmarine warfare, aerial refueling, carrier onboard delivery, electronic warfare and intelligence, reconnaissance,  and anti-surface warfare. The S2M Siren is a  
The '''Common Carrier Support Aircraft''' is a [[Meridon|Meridonian]] carrier-capable, twin engine turbofan-powered multirole support aircraft, produced by Gruening Defense Aerospace, which provides the [[Meridonian Navy]]'s Carrier Task Groups with a fixed-wing platform to conduct support activities. It exists in two primary variants- the C2M Triton is a modular multirole aircraft capable of conducting long-range antisubmarine warfare, aerial refueling, carrier onboard delivery, electronic warfare and intelligence, reconnaissance,  and anti-surface warfare. The S2M Siren is a dedicated airborne early warning and control (AEWC) aircraft.


supersonic, single engine, single seat, twin tail, stealth {{wpl|fighter aircraft|jet fighter}}, created by Gruening as a readily-available derivative of the [[Gruening F7M Wedgetail|F7M Wedgetail]] to respond to an urgent requirement of the [[Meridon Defense Forces]] for the acceleration of its fighter modernization program. Utilizing a large pool of common components including engines, control surfaces, avionics, weapons systems, and software, it was able to proceed from pre-production to flight testing relatively quickly.  
The CCSA program was initiated by the Navy to provide carrier task groups with increased commonality and a multifunction platform able to handle support duties of the combat carrier air group, with a focus on intelligence-gathering abilities and thus long endurance abilities. It has proven to be a workhorse of the Navy's carrier groups. Its distinctive vacuum-like turbofan engines have earned it the name of "War Spangler" after the portable vacuum brand of the same name.


The Osprey is oriented to provide the low-end of a high-low mix with the Wedgetail, capable of the same multi-role missionset as the Wedgetail while operating with increased operational flexibility allowed by the prior F6M Wasps, including operation from austere locations such as roadways and basically prepared runways. It is capable of utilizing the same weapons systems as the Wedgetail, including internal carriage of cruise missiles and ERIS long-range air to air missiles. Like the Wedgetail, the Osprey is a joint project between the [[Meridonian Air Forces|Air Forces]] and the [[Meridonian Navy|Navy]]. Also like the Wedgetail, it is capable of recieving both probe-and-drogue as well as boom refueling.
The Osprey was additionally designed to better suit the export market than the cutting-edge Wedgetail, and is available for export orders.




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==Design==
==Design==
[[File:Wedgetailcockpit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cockpit displays of an F7M Wedgetail, seen here behind a B6M. Along with full-panel glass displays, the Wedgetail includes a number of innovative design features, including the lack of a traditional heads-up display for a helmet-integrated display and the utilization of a side-stick control mechanism. The cockpit layout of the F9M is virtually identical to the F7M.]]
[[File:Piaggio P-180 Avanti, Sirio Executive JP6371025.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cockpit displays of an S2M4 with all-glass displays. ]]


==Operational History==
==Operational History==
[[File:F9m2.png|250px|thumb|left|A pair of Navy Ospreys conducting flight operations in the Marinan Ocean.]]
[[File:CSSA 1.png|250px|thumb|left|A C2M2 production model during flight tests.]]


==Variants==
==Variants==
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==Operators==
==Operators==
===Current Operators===
===Current Operators===
* {{flag|Meridon}}- 22 in service.
* {{flag|Meridon}}
* [[File:Flag of Korea (1899).svg|30px|frameless]] [[The Great Kingdom of Joseon|Joseon]]- 48x C2M2 on order.
* {{NSNFlagIcon|Marquesan|Marquesan 61436243.png}} [https://www.nationstates.net/nation=marquesan Marquesan]- operates 180 variants of C2M and S2M.


===Former Operators===
===Former Operators===




==Specifications (F7M)==
==Specifications (C2M)==
[[File:F9m_osprey.png|thumb|right|300px|Initial production variant F9M A. ]]
[[File:Orthographic__CCSA.png|thumb|right|300px|C2M 3-plane view ]]
 
[[File:Orthographic_CCSA_AEWC.png|thumb|right|300px|S2M4 3-plane view, with modernized AM-150 radar. ]]


===General Characteristics===
===General Characteristics===
* '''Crew:''' 1
* '''Crew:''' 2 minimum (copilot/pilot), up to 5 max required (S2M)
* '''Length:''' 51 ft 6 in (15.7m)
* '''Length:''' 49.93 ft (15.22m)
* '''Wingspan:''' 36 ft 2 in (11m)  
* '''Wingspan:''' 47.57 ft (14.50m)
* '''Height:''' 14 ft (4.2m)  
* '''Height:'''13.78 ft (4.2m)  
* '''Wing Area:''' 510 sq ft (47 m2)
* '''Wing Area:''' 546.59 sq ft (50.78 m2)
* '''Empty Weight:''' 28,320lb (12,487 kg)
* '''Empty Weight:''' 13,950lbs (6328 kg)
* '''Max Takeoff Weight:''' 51,020 lb (23,142 kg)
* '''Max Takeoff Weight:''' 51,200 lbs (23223.92 kg)
* '''Powerplant:''' 1 × Hollon AFT11 afterburning turbofan producing 28,500lbf (military power) or 43,500lbf (afterburner)
* '''Powerplant:''' 2 × Merigo C220M high-bypass turbofans producing 15,320 lbf each 
* '''Fuel Capacity:''' 14,500lb internal, 2x optional 267gal (1,756lb/797kg) external tanks
* '''Fuel Capacity:''' 17,600lbs (7983.22 kg)
* '''Useful Payload:''' 15,000lbs (6803.89 kg)


===Performance===
===Performance===
* '''Maximum Speed:''' Mach 2.02 (2494 km/h, 1,549 mph) at altitude
* '''Maximum Speed:''' Mach 0.82 (629 mph, 1012 kph) at altitude
* '''Service Ceiling:''' 54,000 ft (16,459) +
* '''Service Ceiling:''' 40,000 ft (12,192 m)+
* '''Rate of Climb:''' 41,000 ft/min plus (208 m/s)
* '''Rate of Climb:''' 5,500 ft/min plus (27.94 m/s)
* '''Wing Loading:''' 100 lb/sq ft (492 kg/m2)
* '''Wing Loading:''' 93.67 lbs/sq ft (139.39632 kg/m2)
* '''Thrust/Weight:''' 0.85 at maximum gross weight
* '''Thrust/Weight:''' 0.59


===Armament===
===Armament===
* '''Guns:''' 1 × {{wpl|GAU-12 Equalizer| Type 40 25mm cannon}} with 450 rounds
* '''Payload:''' 6x wing hardpoints with total capacity for 12,000lbs of payload, and 4x internal hardpoints (torpedo only)
* '''Payload:''' 6x internal hardpoints, with option for 4x wing-mounted hardpoints, capacity of 17,000lb (7711kg)
**Up to 60 sonobuoys
**4x centerline internal weapons bay hardpoints
 
**2x fuselage weapons bay hardpoints for SRAAM/equivalent
S2M models are capable of carrying wingtip mounted infrared air-to-air missiles only.
**4x optional (2x per wing) external hardpoints
 
===Avionics===
===Avionics===
* TA-46E active electronically scanned array radar
Basic:
* AE-161D radar warning reciever
* AW-160 inverse synthetic aperture radar  
* AO-62 electro-optical distributed aperture system (EO-DAS)
* AE-161B radar warning receiver
* AE-202 Electronic Warfare/ Defensive Electronic Countermeasures System
* AI-20C forward looking infrared camera
* AO-104 electro-optical multifunction targeting system
* AX-13C sonobuoy signal reciever
*
* AQ-52B retractable magnetic anomaly detector
* AE-220 electronic support measures locator
 
S2M models:
*AM-142 multifunction radar (S2M-S2M3)
*AM-150 multifunction radar (S2M4)


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 18:17, 6 June 2024

Carrier Common Support Aircraft
C2M Triton
S2M Siren
CSSA AEWC 1.png
An S2M4 Siren in flight during a deployment to Anagonia.
Role Multipurpose carrier support aircraft
National origin  Meridon
Manufacturer Gruening Defense Aerospace
First flight 23 June 1975
Introduction 17 May 1977
Status In service
Primary user MNFlag.png Meridonian Navy
Produced 1977-present
Unit cost
31 million MD (C2M2)

The Common Carrier Support Aircraft is a Meridonian carrier-capable, twin engine turbofan-powered multirole support aircraft, produced by Gruening Defense Aerospace, which provides the Meridonian Navy's Carrier Task Groups with a fixed-wing platform to conduct support activities. It exists in two primary variants- the C2M Triton is a modular multirole aircraft capable of conducting long-range antisubmarine warfare, aerial refueling, carrier onboard delivery, electronic warfare and intelligence, reconnaissance, and anti-surface warfare. The S2M Siren is a dedicated airborne early warning and control (AEWC) aircraft.

The CCSA program was initiated by the Navy to provide carrier task groups with increased commonality and a multifunction platform able to handle support duties of the combat carrier air group, with a focus on intelligence-gathering abilities and thus long endurance abilities. It has proven to be a workhorse of the Navy's carrier groups. Its distinctive vacuum-like turbofan engines have earned it the name of "War Spangler" after the portable vacuum brand of the same name.


Development

Design

Cockpit displays of an S2M4 with all-glass displays.

Operational History

A C2M2 production model during flight tests.

Variants

Operators

Current Operators

Former Operators

Specifications (C2M)

C2M 3-plane view
S2M4 3-plane view, with modernized AM-150 radar.

General Characteristics

  • Crew: 2 minimum (copilot/pilot), up to 5 max required (S2M)
  • Length: 49.93 ft (15.22m)
  • Wingspan: 47.57 ft (14.50m)
  • Height:13.78 ft (4.2m)
  • Wing Area: 546.59 sq ft (50.78 m2)
  • Empty Weight: 13,950lbs (6328 kg)
  • Max Takeoff Weight: 51,200 lbs (23223.92 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Merigo C220M high-bypass turbofans producing 15,320 lbf each
  • Fuel Capacity: 17,600lbs (7983.22 kg)
  • Useful Payload: 15,000lbs (6803.89 kg)

Performance

  • Maximum Speed: Mach 0.82 (629 mph, 1012 kph) at altitude
  • Service Ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,192 m)+
  • Rate of Climb: 5,500 ft/min plus (27.94 m/s)
  • Wing Loading: 93.67 lbs/sq ft (139.39632 kg/m2)
  • Thrust/Weight: 0.59

Armament

  • Payload: 6x wing hardpoints with total capacity for 12,000lbs of payload, and 4x internal hardpoints (torpedo only)
    • Up to 60 sonobuoys

S2M models are capable of carrying wingtip mounted infrared air-to-air missiles only.

Avionics

Basic:

  • AW-160 inverse synthetic aperture radar
  • AE-161B radar warning receiver
  • AI-20C forward looking infrared camera
  • AX-13C sonobuoy signal reciever
  • AQ-52B retractable magnetic anomaly detector
  • AE-220 electronic support measures locator

S2M models:

  • AM-142 multifunction radar (S2M-S2M3)
  • AM-150 multifunction radar (S2M4)

See Also

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