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# MQ-9
--------------------------------- General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ReadMe ------------------------------------
Author: Petar Jedvaj (pjedvaj)
Date: 3 Jul 2016
License: GNU General Public License
FDM: JSBSim
Addons: Bombable, Walker, MP damage code.
**************** Splash screen and thumbnail photos are downloaded from Wikimedia Commons ***************
***************************** Data used for devlopment are taken from Wikipedia *************************
*********************************** JSBSim FDM was generated by Aeromatic *******************************
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The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.
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General characteristics:
Crew: 0 onboard, 2 in ground station
Length: 36 ft 1 in (11 m)
Wingspan: 65 ft 7 in (20 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Empty weight: 4,901 lb (2,223 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 10,494 lb (4,760 kg)
Fuel capacity: 4,000 lb (1,800 kg)
Payload: 3,800 lb (1,700 kg)
Internal: 800 lb (360 kg)
External: 3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop, 900 hp (671 kW)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 300 mph; 260 kn (482 km/h)
Cruising speed: 194 mph; 169 kn (313 km/h)
Range: 1,151 mi; 1,852 km (1,000 nmi)
Endurance: 14 hours fully loaded
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Operational altitude: 25,000 ft (7.5 km)
Avionics:
AN/DAS-1 MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System
AN/APY-8 Lynx II radar
Armament:
7 hardpoints
Up to 1,500 lb (680 kg) on the two inboard weapons stations
Up to 750 lb (340 kg) on the two middle stations
Up to 150 lb (68 kg) on the outboard stations
Center station not used
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GBU-12 Paveway II
GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition
AIM-92 Stinger
MBDA Brimstone
Users:
French Air Force
Italian Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Royal Air Force
Spanish Air Force
United States Air Force