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It may look like a cheap Harrier knock-off, but as you can see from the design specs below, it's more of an in-your-face Harrier from hell.
The Type 302 Scramasax is a completely different class of warplane than the Harrier, despite it's resemblance. While Harriers are short-ranged, medium-altitude, subsonic Attackers, the 'Scram is a medium-ranged, high-altitude, Mach 2 Tactical Fighter (it also has the same FCS as the Type 278 Rapier). Once airborne, it's performance is more like that of the proposed Hawker-Siddley P.1154, than a Harrier.
It's not *all* good, though --- there are at least 2 major design flaws in the 'Scram.
First, it's guns are mounted in the wing roots, which complicates maintenance, reloading, and zeroing the sights.
Second, it's bizarre quadracycle landing gear is both a maintenance dilemma, and a VERY awkward means by which to take-off, land, and taxi. Also, the covers for the front landing gear obscure lateral downward visibility.
(I design these aircraft to be interesting --- not perfect).
It also lacks Fly-By-Wire.
In other words, flying this aircraft would be almost sheer chaos. XD
Performance data is below;
===== Type 302 Scramasax Data =====
Role: V/STOL Tactical Fighter
Unit Price: US$20 Million
Crew: 1
Size(LxWxH): 60x33x13ft
Wing Area: 340ft2
Empty Weight: 20000lbs
Internal Fuel: 12000lbs
Payload: 12000lbs
Max. T/O Weight: 50000lbs
Wing Loading: 58.82lb/ft2
T/W Ratio: 1.75
Range: 500nm
Fuel Fraction: 37.5%
Ceiling: 55000ft
Cruise Speed: 620mph
Top Speed: Mach 2
Climb Rate: 50000ft/min
Initial Turn Rate: 33 degrees/sec
Continuous Turn Rate: 20 degrees/sec
Max. G-Load: +9/-3
Sensors: Type 193 Pulse-Doppler Radar
Scan Range: 54nm 30x30-degrees
Look Down: Yes
Shoot Down: Yes
Propulsion: 1x Type 550 Turbofan w/ 25000lbs/Military Thrust, 35000lbs/PCB
Thrust Vectoring: Yes (-190 degrees through 0 degrees)
Weapon Stations: 2xType 27 23mm autocannon w/200rds,
ECMs: Chaff/Flare launchers (30/30rds), Tactical Jammer
FBW: No
RCS: 10ft2
Stealth: No
Tailhook: Yes (Naval Versions)
Catapult Hitch: No
Drag Chute: No
AAR: Yes (Drouge)
Other: HUD, HOTAS, Zero-Zero- Ejection Seat, 2-screen MFD, Splitter Plates, Plenum Chamber Burners, 4-point Landing Gear
The Type 302 Scramasax is a completely different class of warplane than the Harrier, despite it's resemblance. While Harriers are short-ranged, medium-altitude, subsonic Attackers, the 'Scram is a medium-ranged, high-altitude, Mach 2 Tactical Fighter (it also has the same FCS as the Type 278 Rapier). Once airborne, it's performance is more like that of the proposed Hawker-Siddley P.1154, than a Harrier.
It's not *all* good, though --- there are at least 2 major design flaws in the 'Scram.
First, it's guns are mounted in the wing roots, which complicates maintenance, reloading, and zeroing the sights.
Second, it's bizarre quadracycle landing gear is both a maintenance dilemma, and a VERY awkward means by which to take-off, land, and taxi. Also, the covers for the front landing gear obscure lateral downward visibility.
(I design these aircraft to be interesting --- not perfect).
It also lacks Fly-By-Wire.
In other words, flying this aircraft would be almost sheer chaos. XD
Performance data is below;
===== Type 302 Scramasax Data =====
Role: V/STOL Tactical Fighter
Unit Price: US$20 Million
Crew: 1
Size(LxWxH): 60x33x13ft
Wing Area: 340ft2
Empty Weight: 20000lbs
Internal Fuel: 12000lbs
Payload: 12000lbs
Max. T/O Weight: 50000lbs
Wing Loading: 58.82lb/ft2
T/W Ratio: 1.75
Range: 500nm
Fuel Fraction: 37.5%
Ceiling: 55000ft
Cruise Speed: 620mph
Top Speed: Mach 2
Climb Rate: 50000ft/min
Initial Turn Rate: 33 degrees/sec
Continuous Turn Rate: 20 degrees/sec
Max. G-Load: +9/-3
Sensors: Type 193 Pulse-Doppler Radar
Scan Range: 54nm 30x30-degrees
Look Down: Yes
Shoot Down: Yes
Propulsion: 1x Type 550 Turbofan w/ 25000lbs/Military Thrust, 35000lbs/PCB
Thrust Vectoring: Yes (-190 degrees through 0 degrees)
Weapon Stations: 2xType 27 23mm autocannon w/200rds,
ECMs: Chaff/Flare launchers (30/30rds), Tactical Jammer
FBW: No
RCS: 10ft2
Stealth: No
Tailhook: Yes (Naval Versions)
Catapult Hitch: No
Drag Chute: No
AAR: Yes (Drouge)
Other: HUD, HOTAS, Zero-Zero- Ejection Seat, 2-screen MFD, Splitter Plates, Plenum Chamber Burners, 4-point Landing Gear
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There was actually an attempt at such an airframe in the early 1960s --- the Hawker-Siddley P.1154 (mentioned above);
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/h.....tory_p1154.htm
The odd thing is though, I actually knew of the P.1154 before I made this design, but I somehow didn't think of it when I came up with the Scramasax. Needless to say, I experienced a major facepalm moment when I was looking for design references for the Type 302, and RE-learned of the P.1154.
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/h.....tory_p1154.htm
The odd thing is though, I actually knew of the P.1154 before I made this design, but I somehow didn't think of it when I came up with the Scramasax. Needless to say, I experienced a major facepalm moment when I was looking for design references for the Type 302, and RE-learned of the P.1154.
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