T-37 Gailtean

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T-37 Gailtean
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Role strike aircraft
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

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

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)
      • 12 × DAAMR missiles (magazine configuration)
      • 5 × anti-radiation missiles (rotary configuration)
    • 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)

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