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| type = {{wp|Attack aircraft|strike aircraft}}
| type = {{wp|Multirole combat aircraft|swingrole fighter}}
| national origin = {{flag|Ossoria}}
| national origin = {{flag|Ossoria}}
| manufacturer = Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis
| manufacturer = Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis
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| first flight = August 1993
| first flight = August 1998
| introduced = September 2001
| introduced = September 2006
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| status = In service
| status = In service
| primary user = [[Royal Ossorian Air Force]]
| primary user = [[Royal Ossorian Air Force]]
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| produced = 1998–present
| produced = 2003–present
| number built = 80
| number built = ~300
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The '''B-37 Gailtean''' (English: ''sylph'') is a single-seat, {{wp|Twinjet|twin-engine}} {{wp|Stealth technology|stealth}} {{wp|Attack aircraft|strike aircraft}} designed and built by the Ossorian aerospace defense company Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis (TRA). The Gailtean uses a {{wp|Trapezoidal wing|trapezoidal wing configuration}} as well as an {{wp|Stabilator|all-moving}} {{wp|V-tail|butterfly tail}} to reduce aerodynamic drag at transonic speeds, as well as various {{wp|Stealth technology|stealth}} features including {{wp|S-duct|serpentine air intakes}} to reduce its radar signature and heat-ablating tiles around its exhaust troughs to reduce its {{wp|Infrared homing|infrared signature}} from ground-based detection, and is also capable of {{wp|Supercruise|supercruising}}. It is outfitted with a single {{wp|Bomb bay|weapons bay}} with a rotary launcher designed to make use of [[Commonwealth of Sovereign Nations|CSN]]-standard weapons and perform a variety of strike missions, including {{wp|Air interdiction|interdiction}} and {{wp|Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses|SEAD}}.
The '''T-37 Gailtean''' (English: ''sylph'') is a {{wp|Fifth-generation jet fighter|fifth-generation}} {{wp|Twinjet|twin-engine}} {{wp|Stealth technology|stealth}} {{wp|Multirole combat aircraft|swingrole fighter}} designed and built by the Ossorian aerospace defense company Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis (TRA). The Gailtean uses a {{wp|Trapezoidal wing|trapezoidal wing configuration}} as well as an {{wp|Stabilator|all-moving}} {{wp|V-tail|butterfly tail}} to reduce aerodynamic drag at transonic speeds, as well as various {{wp|Stealth technology|stealth}} features including {{wp|S-duct|serpentine air intakes}} to reduce its radar signature and heat-ablating tiles around its exhaust troughs to reduce its {{wp|Infrared homing|infrared signature}} from ground-based detection, and is also capable of {{wp|Supercruise|supercruising}}. It is outfitted with two {{wp|Bomb bay|weapons bays}}, the main bay allowing the Gailtean to make use of a variety of CSN-standard weapons and perform a wide array of missions, including {{wp|Air supremacy|air dominance}}, {{wp|Aerial reconnaissance|aerial reconnaissance}}, {{wp|Air interdiction|deep air support}} and {{wp|Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses|suppression of enemy air defenses}}.
== Design and development ==
== Armament ==
The T-37 is outfitted with two internal weapons bays, both located on the bottom of the fuselage: a large weapons bay between the engine nacelles, and a smaller bay between the main bay and the forward landing gear. The forward bay is outfitted to carry three short-range infrared-guided anti-air missiles. The primary bay is capable to be outfitted with either anti-air missiles or ground-attack ordinance.


== Design and development ==
== Operational service ==
== Operational service ==
== Variants ==
== Variants ==
* '''B-37A''': initial production version that entered service with the [[Royal Ossorian Navy]] in 1990
* '''T-37A''': initial production version that entered service with the [[Royal Ossorian Air Force]] in 2006
* '''B-37B''': upgraded version with improved armament and electronics
* '''T-37B''': upgraded version with improved armament and electronics that entered service with the [[Royal Ossorian Air Force]] in 2016
* '''[[B-37 Gailtean|B-37A]]''': two-seat medium-range supersonic stealth bomber variant  that entered service with the [[Royal Ossorian Air Force]] in 2011
==Operators==
==Operators==
* {{flagicon|Ossoria}} '''[[Royal Ossorian Air Force]]'''
* {{flagicon|Ossoria}} '''[[Royal Ossorian Air Force]]'''
==Specifications (B-37B)==
==Specifications (T-37B)==
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|guns= 1 × 25 mm revolver cannon with 120 rounds
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***10 × anti-radiation missiles
***3 × [[DAAGR (missile)|DAAGR]] missiles (forward bay)
***8 × [[DAAMR (missile)|DAAMR]] missiles (primary bay)
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***40 × 100 kg stand-off bombs
***4 × 250 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)
***20 × 250 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs
***3 x 500 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)
***10 x 500 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs
***5 x 1000 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs
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* {{wp|Passive electronically scanned array|PESA radar}}
* {{wp|Active electronically scanned array|AESA radar}}
* {{wp|Infrared search and track|IRST system}}
* {{wp|Infrared search and track|IRST system}}
* {{wp|Forward-looking infrared|FLIR}}/{{wp|Laser designator|LD}}
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 14 November 2020

T-37 Gailtean
YF-23 on taxiway.jpg
Role swingrole fighter
National origin  Ossoria
Manufacturer Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis
First flight August 1998
Introduction September 2006
Status In service
Primary user Royal Ossorian Air Force
Produced 2003–present
Number built ~300
Developed into B-37 Gailtean

The T-37 Gailtean (English: sylph) is a fifth-generation twin-engine stealth swingrole fighter designed and built by the Ossorian aerospace defense company Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis (TRA). The Gailtean uses a trapezoidal wing configuration as well as an all-moving butterfly tail to reduce aerodynamic drag at transonic speeds, as well as various stealth features including serpentine air intakes to reduce its radar signature and heat-ablating tiles around its exhaust troughs to reduce its infrared signature from ground-based detection, and is also capable of supercruising. It is outfitted with two weapons bays, the main bay allowing the Gailtean to make use of a variety of CSN-standard weapons and perform a wide array of missions, including air dominance, aerial reconnaissance, deep air support and suppression of enemy air defenses.

Design and development

Armament

The T-37 is outfitted with two internal weapons bays, both located on the bottom of the fuselage: a large weapons bay between the engine nacelles, and a smaller bay between the main bay and the forward landing gear. The forward bay is outfitted to carry three short-range infrared-guided anti-air missiles. The primary bay is capable to be outfitted with either anti-air missiles or ground-attack ordinance.

Operational service

Variants

Operators

Specifications (T-37B)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 21.3 m (69 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.3 m (43 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 84 m2 (900 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 13,150 kg (28,991 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 28,125 kg (62,005 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 4700 kg
  • Powerplant: 2 × ISA217 afterburning turbofan, 160 kN (36,000 lbf) thrust each with afterburner

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 2,330 km/h (1,448 mph; 1,258 kn) +
  • Maximum speed: Mach 2+
  • Cruise speed: 1,700 km/h (1,056 mph; 918 kn) +
  • Combat range: 1,280 km (795 mi; 691 nmi) +
  • Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,796 mi; 2,430 nmi) +
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
  • Wing loading: 280 kg/m2 (57 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 1.36

Armament

  • Guns: 1 × 25 mm revolver cannon with 120 rounds
  • Hardpoints: 2 × internal weapons bays (1 × forward bay, 1 × primary bay) with provisions to carry combinations of:
    • Missiles:
      • 3 × DAAGR missiles (forward bay)
      • 8 × DAAMR missiles (primary bay)
    • Bombs:
      • 4 × 250 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)
      • 3 x 500 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)

Avionics