ʻO Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider - Mokulele Kākoʻo Air Force Hou
ʻO Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghost Rider
Ma ka 2022, hoʻolālā ka US Air Force Special Operations Command e hoʻolauna i 37 mau mokulele kākoʻo ea hou, i koho ʻia ʻo AC-130J Ghostrider, i ka lawelawe. ʻAʻole like me nā hiʻohiʻona mua, e lawe lākou i nā mea kaua mokulele alakaʻi e like me nā hover bombs a me nā missiles air-to-ground. ʻO ka hoʻolālā ambisious ka hoʻolako ʻana iā lākou me nā mea kaua laser a me nā drones reconnaissance disposable.
I ka makahiki 2010, ua lako ʻia ka United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) me ʻewalu AC-130H Specter pū a me 17 AC-130U Spooky II pū. ʻO ka hoʻolālā a laila ʻo ke kūʻai ʻana i kahi kahua hou e pani ai i ka AC-130H kahiko a me ka AC-130U ʻōpio. I kēlā manawa, ua komo ka United States Air Force (USAF), me nā pūʻali koa honua i kahi papahana hui no ke kūʻai ʻana i nā mokulele mokulele Alenia C-27J Spartan (JCA - Joint Cargo Aircraft). Ke hilinaʻi nei ʻo AFSOC i ke kūkulu ʻana i kahi mana liʻiliʻi o ka moku kaua i kapa ʻia ʻo AC-27J Stinger II ma ko lākou kumu. ʻO ka hope, akā naʻe, me ka haʻalele ʻana o ka US Air Force mai ka papahana JCA, ua hāʻule pū ka manaʻo e kūʻai i nā moku kaua māhoe liʻiliʻi.
Ma ke ʻano he hoʻololi hoʻololi, ua hoʻoholo ʻia e hoʻololi i 14 mau mokulele mokulele kūikawā o ka ʻano MC-130W Combat Spear no ka hoʻohana ʻana i mau moku kaua. Ua hoʻohana ʻo AFSOC i ka ʻike o ka Marine Corps (USMC) i ka hoʻokō ʻana i ka papahana HARVEST Hawk. Ma ke ʻano o ia mea, ua hoʻomohala ka Marine Corps i kahi pūʻulu modular, mahalo i hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia ka mokulele KC-130J e hana i nā mikiona kākoʻo ea i ka manawa pōkole.
Hoʻolako ʻia ka MC-130W me ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo Precision Strike Package (PSP). Aia ka pūʻolo PSP i hoʻokahi pūkuniahi awa ATK GAU-23/A 30mm (he mana i hoʻomaikaʻi ʻia o ka pūkuniahi ATK Mk 44 Bushmaster II), ʻelua pylons lalo, kahi pūnaehana Gunslinger (he mea hoʻolele ʻumi-barrel i kau ʻia ma ke kua o ka hoʻouka ʻana o ka pahu. mokulele) i kau ʻia ma lalo o ke keʻena hema a me ka ʻōnaehana alakaʻi infrared
AN/AAQ-38 FLIR a me BMS (Punaehana hoʻokele kaua). ʻO ka Gunslinger launcher hiki iā ʻoe ke lawe i nā mea kaua kiʻekiʻe, i ʻike ʻia ʻo SOPGM (Stand-off Precision Guided Munitions), ʻo ia hoʻi, nā missiles AGM-175 Griffin a me GBU-44 / B Viper Strike glide bombs. Ma lalo o nā pylons, hiki i ka MC-130W ke lawe i ʻewalu AGM-114 Hallfire i alakaʻi ʻia i nā missiles a / a i ʻole ʻewalu GBU-39 SDB pōkā pololei. Ua hoʻololi pū ʻia ka AC-130W e hana me ka JHMCS II (Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System). ʻO ka MC-130W Combat Spear i hoʻolako ʻia i ka PSP i kapa mua ʻia ʻo AC-130W Dragon Spear, akā naʻe ua kapa inoa ʻia lākou ʻo Stinger II i Mei 2012.
ʻO ka hope loa o nā AC-130Ws he ʻumikumamāhā i loaʻa iā AFSOC i Kepakemapa 2013. ʻO ka hana ʻana o ka mokulele AC-130W i hiki ke hoʻoneʻe mālie i ka mea kahiko
ʻO AS-130N (ua hoʻihoʻi ʻia ka mea hope loa i Mei 2015) a me ka hoʻopiha hou ʻana i nā ʻauwaʻa AS-130U. Eia naʻe, ʻo ka hoʻoholo i manaʻo ʻia ʻo ke kūʻai ʻana i kahi kahua hou loa e pani ai i ka AC-130U a me ka "interim" AC-130W.
Mea holo ʻuhane
Ua kūkulu ʻia nā helikopter kaua hou ma ke kumu o Hercules hou no nā hana kūikawā MC-130J Commando II. Ua hoʻomaka kēia mau mokulele e komo i ka lawelawe i Kepakemapa 2011. ʻO ka ʻaelike $2,4 biliona i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me Lockheed Martin e hāʻawi i ke kūʻai ʻana i nā mokulele 32 MC-130J, e koho ʻia ʻo AC-130J i ka wā e hoʻololi ʻia ai i nā kuleana moku kaua. I ka hopena, ua hoʻonui ʻia ka wai kūʻai i 37 mau ʻāpana. Hoʻololi ʻia ka MC-130J i ka maʻamau AC-130J ma Eglin Air Force Base ma Florida.
I Mei 2012, ua loaʻa i ka moku kaua hou ka inoa kūhelu ʻo Ghostrider. Ua hoʻopau ʻia ka Preliminary Design Review (PDR) no ka papahana AC-103J i Malaki 2103. Ua hala ka mokulele i ka Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) a me ka Final Critical Design Review (CRT) i ka mahina aʻe. Ua haʻalele ka AC-130J mua ma Ianuali 31, 2014.
ʻO ka Ghostrider he 29,8 m ka lōʻihi, 11,8 m ke kiʻekiʻe a he 40,4 m ka ʻēheu, hiki iā ia ke piʻi i ke kaupaku kiʻekiʻe o 8500 m me ka ukana o 21 tons. Kaumaha hoʻokuʻu kiʻekiʻe
ʻO ke kaumaha o AC-130J he 74 kg. Hoʻohana ʻia ka mokulele e ʻehā Rolls-Royce AE 390 D2100 turboprop engines e hoʻomohala ana i ka 3 kW pākahi. Hoʻolako ʻia nā ʻenekini me nā propeller Dowty ʻeono. Ka holo wikiwiki - 3458 km / h, aʻo ka laulā o ka mokulele (me ka ʻole o ka refueling i ka lewa) - 660 km. Hiki i ka Ghostrider ke hoʻopiha i ka lewa no ka UARRSI (Ubiversal Aerial Receptacle Slipway Installation) rigid boom refueling system. Hoʻolako ʻia ka mokulele me nā mea hana uila me ka mana o 5500/48 kW, e hāʻawi ana i kahi koena o ka manawa pololei, e hiki ai ke hoʻokō i ka hoʻololi a me ka hoʻololi ʻana o ka mokulele i ka wā e hiki mai ana.
