United Kingdom-Blackburn "predators" attack plane _ small fish

"The plunderer" is the United Kingdom the original Blackburn company (later merged with Hawke Lee · West Germany, which is also incorporated in the United Kingdom space company) for the British Navy developed two-seater, twins strike aircraft at low altitude. According to the British Navy in 1954, its tasks and the United States in a similar attack plane, A-6 can help better terrain track radar and display devices. To low-altitude penetration high subsonic, bombed the target depth. But also can carry out reconnaissance equipment, photographic reconnaissance. In July 1955, the British Navy and Blackburn company formally signed a development contract, total manufacturing 20 prototypes. The first prototypes in 1958 April test flight. October 1959, signed the first batch of production-oriented manufacturing contract. The first production in March 1961, 1962, the factory was officially the troops. Decades, not only in the United Kingdom Royal Naval air service, but also by the Royal Air Force and South Africa air force used, the length of his service career as a designer of the original expectations. 12-1991, "the plunderer" participated in the Gulf war, 12 Squadron, uses a variety of guided weapons to Iraq target for attack. In 1994, the machine is fully discharged from active service, become involved in the Gulf war the British combat aircraft in the first full decommissioning of models. "The plunderer" 20 prototypes of uses are as follows: 9 frame for companies before the flight. 1 machine for aerodynamic flight; 2, a machine used for pneumatic and flutter; 3, a machine used for engine test flight; 4 machine with turning nose cap and wing, landing hook, used as a ship-to-use test; 5 machines with reversible bomb Bay doors and external frame, the test for ordnance; 6, a machine used as electronic equipment test flight; 7, 8, 9, the machine of pre-production, production design, with a full set of electronics, navigation equipment and armament. 10-14, and 9, the machine is the same as for the Ministry of aviation for development research. The last few frames for naval forces to use test. "The plunderer" total manufacture approximately 200 aircraft (including prototype), all 20 pre-production aircraft before the end of 1961 to have completed its first flight. Modification: "the plunderer S.MK1" initial production, the Department of Navy aircraft carrier. Power unit and the prototype to be the same as two former Bristol · West Germany in the company's "branch borer-LUN" 101 turbojet engine, a single thrust 3,200 kg. A total of 40 ordering, first in March 1961, 1963, delivered to the factory. "The plunderer S.MK2" S.MK1 development type. The body is basically the same S.MK1-, only slightly longer wing tip. Power unit into two Robert Byers · Heraeus Corporate RB.168-1A "Bay" 101 turbofan engines, a single thrust 5,035 kg. The aircraft's performance (including operational voyage) have greater improvement. A total refit two prototypes, first in 1963, flight test. 1962 to production orders, with a total of 84. First in flight test in June 1964, 1965, entered the Navy, 1968, delivery is complete. Since 1972, the British Navy aircraft carriers, the fleet air arm of the decommissioning of the attack to the British air force, and nearly 70 rack was modified to S.MK2-air force-type "the plunderer" S.MK2A and "predators" S.MK2B, transferred to the United Kingdom air force use. The Navy reserve is number of S.MK2 replaced S.MK2C (without "smart ear" missiles) and S.MK2D (ear with "smart" air-to-surface missile). "The plunderer S.MK2A" by naval air force requirements of S.MK2 as modified, does not carry the "smart ear" air-to-surface missile. Later all S.MK2A also gradually changed to S.MK2B type. "The plunderer S.MK2B" air force use of land-based attacks/reconnaissance type. Take-off weight greater than naval shipborne type. Strengthening of the landing gear, increased external frame, the airborne equipment improvements were also made to carry the "smart ear" missiles and bombs cabin with photographic reconnaissance equipment. Air force has ordered 43 aircraft, delivered in 1977. In addition the Navy S.MK2 adapted, modified S.MK2B in fuselage shells farthest out can hang a 1,923 l Deputy fuel tank. Another Institute for United Kingdom Royal exclusively produced aircraft 3 frame, used to test various weapons development. Subsequently ordered the two, as by the Royal Academy of radar radar flight test bed. It has tools and fixtures and fixtures are still preserved, for aircraft modification and continue production use. "The plunderer S.MK50" production for South Africa-based attacks. Basically the same S.MK2, tail with a Luo Byers · Heraeus Corporate BS.605 booster rocket engine (thrust 3,630 kg, the working time of 30 seconds), reducing the takeoff running distance. Total of order 16, 1965, delivery, delivery is complete. Cambridge Marshall company in 1974, the two S.MK2 type converted for use with the "Storm" electronic system for the development of the "experimental" overloading timeout. This machine and the differences are: S.MK2 nose extension, radome hanging, length extended to 20.42 m, belly and laser devices mounted tank fairing, bombsDoor camera window shutter with fairing, wing pods with photographic equipment. The basic empty weight 15,200 kg, the normal take-off weight 20,952 kg, maximum takeoff weight 22,978 kg. 总体布局机翼　悬臂式中单翼。 1/4 chord swept angle is changed, the roots of 40 °, in paragraph 38 ° 36 ', the segment is 30 ° 12 '. Thin airfoil. Wing root chord length 4.14 m, wing tip chord length 2.44 m. No reverse angle, installation angle 2 ° 30 '. All-metal multi beam of box-shaped structure. Inner wing section has two high strength alloy steel front and rear beams and an aluminum secondary beams, outer wing section only two aluminum frame. Skin for aluminum machined overall strengthening of siding. Inner and outer wing trailing edge flap and respectively for aileron, both to aluminum alloys riveting pieces. Aileron in duplex tandem cylinder manipulation, and inner flaps down together to form the whole wingspan trailing-edge flaps. Wing uses leading-edge and trailing-edge inflatable boundary layer control to improve take-off and landing when the wing lift. This inflatable system is also used for the front edge of the wing and tail of peace and the inlet of the engine de-icing. Inflatable seamless Widget, outer wing leading edge and trailing-edge inflatable tubes are manufactured with nimu nickel alloy. In order to meet the ship is docked, the outer wing section available hydraulic fold up. The fuselage full metal half-hard shell construction, divided into the nose and cockpit, after the fuselage in the fuselage, and the deceleration of the tail cone. Radomes more layers of glass cloth and covered with neoprene anti-corrosion layer. The main components in the fuselage is 3 machined aluminum bulkhead, and wing of the three beams. In the upper section of the fuselage to the integral fuel tank, the lower the arms. Nacelle in two in the fuselage, fire wall and heat shields are made of titanium alloy. Rear fuselage mostly electronic equipment cabin, on the vertical tail roots air intake into the RAM air cooling. Tail cone formed by the two pieces of gear, with the help of hydraulic pressure to the left and right sides of the open, to dive when deceleration. Tail cantilever full metal t-tail. Full-type horizontal tail because of slow tail cone and is placed at the top of the vertical tail. Horizontal tail and vertical tail and wings are the same, also with machined integral skin. Electric-driven horizontal tail trim flaps are only used when the aileron deflection. All control surfaces are duplex tandem cylinder drive. Horizontal tail leading edge under the surface at the back of a boundary layer control also uses inflatable seamless. Landing gear retractable front three-point landing gear. The main landing gear hydraulic income to the inside of the nacelle below the wheel, the nose gear back in front of the fuselage cabin the following income. First, the main landing gear are single-wheel, are all oil-shock strut. With tubeless tires, wheel size 60.96 × 16.76 cm, main wheel size 88.90 × 25.40 cm. Front wheel can be hydraulic control steering ± 48 °. The main wheel with dual disc anti-skid braking device. In the latter part of the fuselage belly hook with landing. Power plant two Robert Byers · Heraeus Corporate RB.168-1A "Bay" 101 turbofan engines, a single thrust 5,035 kg. The fuselage in eight integral fuel tank containing fuel quantity of total 7,092 litres. In addition, the bomb door can be hung under a 1,932 l Deputy fuel tank or tanks with a shell 2,000 liter fuel tank and the inside arm under the wing hung a Deputy to 1,955 litres of fuel tank. On the left side of the nose has removable air refueling by rod. Used as air refueling, the total carrying amount up to the oil, in the right-wing 12,979 down inside hanging on the gallows or a MK20B MK20C-air refueling gas tank. Cockpit tandem two-seat, all adopt Martin · Baker company zero-zero ejection seat. Sharing a cabin, electric-driven slide open, but you can jettison segment alone. Windshield can impact on birds, gold ice sandwich electric heating. System uses liquid oxygen systems. Cabins have air conditioning and pressurization systems. The main hydraulic system pressure is 281 kg/cm 2, for flight control with the auxiliary hydraulic system pressure is 232 kg/cm 2. Two 30 kVA generator, two engine-driven one. Emergency battery electricity supply can be set for 20 minutes. Airborne equipment standard equipment including HF and UHF-VHF communications equipment, air data system, Doppler navigation system, the master gyro, incidental terrain warning of search-and-fire control radar, attacks targeting and computing systems. Weapons in tilting bomb Bay doors inside can be equipped with 4 star 454 kilograms of MK.10 bomb. Under the typical four-arm in all external weapons: a 454 or two 250 (or 225) kg bomb, or a 18 Mei 68 mm rocket launch nest, or a pack 36 50.8 mm rocket launch nest, or a "smart ear" air-to-surface missile. Play the cabin can also be a photographic reconnaissance equipment tanks, including one night camera and F97 vertical 6 F95 daytime camera (3 vertical, of two inclined, a front view of) for low-, high-altitude photography. Dimension wingspan: 13.41 m wingspan (folded): 6. 07 m Captain: 19.33 m machine high: 4.95 m wing area: 47.82 square wing sweepback angle (1/4 chord): 40 °-38 ° 36 '-30 ° 12 ' machine wingspan-aspect-ratio : 3.55 main track: 3.62 m before the main track: 6.30 m weight and load normal take-off weight: 20,865 ~ 25,400 kg maximum takeoff weight: 28,123 kg normal landing weight: 15,876 kg fuel quantity (machine): 7,092 litres (plug-in): 5,840 litres bomb capacity (max): 7,257 kg performance data maximum level flight speeds: M0.92 (height 9,100 m); M0.85 (height of 61 metres) maximum cruising speed: (height of 900 meters) 917 km/hour cross-country voyage: 6,400 km combat radius: 805- 968 km takes off running distance: (aircraft weight 20,865 kg) 720 m (aircraft weight 25,400 kg) 1,160 m landing running distance: (aircraft weight 15,876 kg; sea level, the international standard atmosphere 960 m