F-001 Apollo

The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (F-001) is a fighter which is being developed by the Sarnungian Republic. It is a derivative project from the F-001 (T-50 is the prototype) being developed for the Sarnungan Air Force (Apollo being the official designation for the air superiority version). The program is initiated to develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft to fill a role similar to that of Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II, the world's first fifth-generation fighter jets.
==Development==
The joint-venture borrows heavily from the success of the F-46 Project. Artemis and the Dragon Empire had agreed in 2009 to jointly study and develop a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft Programme (F-46). It was made and tested in the Dragon Empire, and has gone on to be the flagship fighter/bomber of the Sarnungian Republic. While the Artemis version will be a single-pilot fighter, the Sarnungan variant will have a twin-seat configuration based on its operational doctrine which calls for greater radius of combat operations. The wings and control surfaces needed to be reworked for the F-001 Apollo.
According to Artemis Global Services aeronautics engineer A.K. Baweja on 16 September 2008, Artemis will be contributing largely to composites, cockpits and avionics. Artemis is working to enter into a joint development mechanism with the Republic for the evolution of the F-001 engine. By February 2009 as per Artemis general director Evan Hiley, Sarnunga would initially get the same F-001 fighter of Artemis and the only difference will be the software. The first prototype was rolled out by August 2009.
In late 2009, interest peaked as photographs leaked of the new fighter.
==Design==
===General characteristics===
*Crew: 2
*Length: 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in)
*Wingspan: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
*Height: 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)
*Wing area: 78.8 m² (848 ft²)
*Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,786 lb)
*Loaded weight: 26,000 kg (57,320 lb)
*Useful load: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
*Max takeoff weight: 37,000 kg (81,571 lb)
*Powerplant: 2× Saturn-Lyulka AL-41F turbofan
===Performance===
*Maximum speed: Mach 2.5+ at altitude (3062+ km/h, 1900+ mph)
*Cruise speed: 2450 km/h, 1500 mph
*Ferry range: 5500 to 6500km
*Service ceiling: 20000 m (65617 ft)
===Armament===
*Guns: 2× 30 mm internal cannon
* Hardpoints: 16 total, 8 internal, 8 on wings
* Missiles: 6× internal AIM-120 ASRAAM, 4× external AIM-132 ASRAAM, 4× external AIM-120 AMRAAM
===Avionics===
*Radar: N050 BRLS AESA/PESA
*Frequency: X (8 - 12 GHz)
*Diameter: 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
*Targets: 32 tracked, 8 engaged
*Range: > 400 km (248 mi)
*EPR: 3 m² (32.3 ft²) at 400 km (248 mi)
*RCS: 3 m ² to 400 km, 1 m ² to 300 km, 0.5 m ² to 240 km, 0.1m ² to 165 km, 0.01M ² to 90 km.
*Azimuth: 240 ° (± 120 °)
*Power: 5,000 W
*Weight: 65 to 80 kg (143 to 176 lb)
==References==
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-russia-close-to-pactnext-generation-fighter/381718/
==External links==
News reports and articles:
* Indian Aerospace News and Affairs
* air-attack NEWS
* Indo-Russian 5th Generation Fighter Agreement Signed
* HAL's Baweja: Two different prototypes of 5th Gen fighter, etc
*http://nongsain.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/378802/National/1/20/1
* India may test futuristic jets by 2015
*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_Russia_to_develop_fifth-generation_stealth_fighter/articleshow/2471943.cms
*http://www.my-india.net/cgi-bin/n/viewnews.cgi?newsid1192722387,3270,
* Indo-Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft to fly by 2015
* Indo-Russian F-001 to be developed on Sukhoi's platform
Category:Sukhoi aircraft
Category:Stealth aircraft