B-19 Taibhse

B-19 Taibhse
Role	Supersonic strategic heavy bomber
National origin	Ossoria
Manufacturer	Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis
First flight	October 1982
Introduction	June 1986
Status	In service
Primary user	Royal Ossorian Air Force Æþurian Air Force
Produced	1982–1995
Number built	200

The B-19 Taibhse (English: ghost) is a Supersonic, variable-sweep wing, strategic bomber manufactured by the Ossorian aerospace defense company Tionscail Ríoga Aeraspáis (TRA).

The B-19 was designed and developed as a cooperative project between the Royal Ossorian Air Force and the Æþurian Air Force.

Operational service

Ossoria

• Refusal War
• Arzell Crisis

Variants

• B-19A: initial production version that entered service with the Royal Ossorian Air Force in 1984
• B-19B: upgraded variant to include technical advancements

Operators

• Royal Ossorian Air Force
• Æþurian Air Force

Specifications (B-19B)

General characteristics

• Crew: 4 (Pilot, Copilot, Bombardier, Electronic Systems Officer)
• Length: 45 m (147 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 42 m (137 ft 10 in) extended; 24 m swept
• Height: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 181 m² (1,950 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 87,000 kg (191,802 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 216,500 kg (477,301 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × ISA411 afterburning turbofan, 137 kN (31,000 lbf) thrust each with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,335 km/h (830 mph; 721 kn)
• Maximum speed: Mach 1.25
• Range: 9,400 km (5,841 mi; 5,076 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 29 m/s (5,700 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 820 kg/m² (170 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.28

Armament

• Hardpoints: 6 external hardpoints for ordnance with a capacity of 23,000 kg,with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
    • Air-launched cruise missiles
    • Anti-ship missiles
      • Móralltach anti-ship missile
    • Nuclear cruise missiles
  • Bombs:
    
    • General-purpose bombs
    • Naval mines
    • Nuclear bombs
• Bombs: 3 internal bomb bays for 34,000 kg of ordinance

Avionics

• Forward-looking offensive PESA radar
• Radar warning receiver
• Defensive Electronic Warfare System
• Targeting pod