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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|multirole 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 a three {{wp|Bomb bay|weapons bays}}, the main bay which allowing the installation of a variety of, allowing the Gailtean to make use of a variety of CSN-standard weapons and perform a wide array of missions, including air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, 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|multirole 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 a three {{wp|Bomb bay|weapons bays}}, the main bay which allowing the installation of a variety of, allowing the Gailtean to make use of a variety of CSN-standard weapons and perform a wide array of missions, including air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, and SEAD. | ||
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Revision as of 00:26, 13 November 2020
| T-37 Gailtean | |
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| Role | strike aircraft |
| National origin |  Ossoria
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| 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 |
The T-37 Gailtean (English: sylph) is a fifth-generation twin-engine stealth multirole 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 a three weapons bays, the main bay which allowing the installation of a variety of, allowing the Gailtean to make use of a variety of CSN-standard weapons and perform a wide array of missions, including air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, and SEAD.
Design and development
Armament
The T-37 is outfitted with two internal weapons bays, both located on the bottom of the fuselage: a large modular 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 able to be outfitted with either a rotary bomb rack or three specially-designed magazines, each carrying up to four missiles.
Operational service
Variants
- T-37A: initial production version that entered service with the Royal Ossorian Air Force in 2006
- T-37B: upgraded version with improved armament and electronics that entered service with the Royal Ossorian Air Force in 2016
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:
- Bombs:
- 20 × 250 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)
- 10 x 500 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)
- 5 x 1000 kg general-purpose/stand-off/precision bombs (rotary configuration)
- Missiles:
Avionics