H-24 Siabhra

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H-24 Siabhra
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Role V/STOL Military transport aircraft
National origin  Ossoria
Manufacturer Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis
First flight June 1990
Introduction November 2007
Status In service
Primary user Royal Ossorian Navy
Produced 2005–present
Number built 500+

The H-24 Siabhra (English: changling) is a multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities manufactured by the Ossorian aerospace defense company Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis (TRA). The Siabhra is designed to combine the versatility and functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruising performance of a turboprop aircraft.

Design and development

Operational service

Variants

Operators

Specifications (H-24A)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 4 (pilot, copilot and 2 flight engineers/crew chiefs/loadmasters/gunners)
  • Capacity:
    • 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded), or
    • 9,000 kg of internal cargo, or up to 6,800 kg of external cargo (dual hook)
  • Length: 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
  • Length folded: 19.1 m (63 ft)
  • Wingspan: 13.9 m (45 ft 7 in)
  • Width: 25.8 m (84 ft 8 in) including rotors
  • Width folded: 5.6 m (18 ft)
  • Height: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) engine nacelles vertical
5.4 m (18 ft) to top of tailfins
  • Height folded: 5.6 m (18 ft)
  • Wing area: 28 m2 (300 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 14,500 kg (31,967 lb)
  • Maximum take-off weight STO: 25,000 kg (55,116 lb)
  • Maximum take-off weight STO: 25,000 kg (55,116 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 7630 kg
  • Powerplant: 2 × ISA227 turboprop, 4,600 kW (6,200 hp) each
  • Main rotor diameter: 2× 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
  • Main rotor area: 211 m2 (2,270 sq ft) 3-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 565 km/h (351 mph; 305 kn) +
  • Range: 1,630 km (1,013 mi; 880 nmi)
  • Combat range: 720 km (447 mi; 389 nmi) +
  • Ferry range: 4,130 km (2,566 mi; 2,230 nmi) +
  • Service ceiling: 7,600 m (24,900 ft)
  • Wing loading: 102 kg/m2 (21 lb/sq ft)

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1 × 7.92 mm belly-mounted, retractable, remote-controlled minigun
    • 1 × 7.92 mm GPMG or 12.7 mm HMG on ramp

Avionics

  • Multifunction radar
  • FLIR