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xxhav0cxx — XF-165 [Shadow Hawk] A.3.C.S

Published: 2012-08-05 09:21:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 3445; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 61
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Description From Project - Advanced Autonomous Aerial Combat System (A.3.C.S). The XF-165 Shadow Hawk is an Advanced Unmanned Stealth Aircraft developed to be a Multirole Fighter with VTOL capability. 2 Adaptive Versatile Engines are installed on the XF-165 to improve performance and fuel efficiency. Twin engine design with wide-angle thrust vectoring provides more thrust from main engines during vertical takeoff and landing as well as better maneuverability. Vertical engine and lift fans are integrated into the fuselage and wings.

Two Secondary Internal weapons bays can mount 2 Air-to-Air missiles each. The Primary Internal weapons bays is configurable to mount either Air-to-Air or Air-to-Ground Weapons. 40x Guided Rocket Pods and 2x 25mm Gatling Cannons are installed on the XF-165 for Close Air Support (CAS). AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) is also an armament option for the XF-165 for nuclear warfare. Operation is through remote commands to execute missions and complete certain objectives, while computers perform flight control, combats, and complete Objectives.

This is the initial print of the XF-165, later modifications such as the addition of a cockpit (XF-165A), slight coloration adjustment, and variable wing tips changed to folding wings are not displayed in this illustration.

General Characteristics:

Crew - 0 (XF-165) / 1 (XF-165A)
Total Length - 30.00m
Wingspans (Expanded Wing Tips) - 30.14m
Wingspans (Folded Wing Tips) - 29.45m
Height (Expanded Tail Wings) - 4.20m
Height (Folded Tail Wings) - 2.91m
Internal Weapon Hard Points - Configurable, 12 Missiles Maximum
External Weapon Hard Points - None In Current Versions
Cannon - 2x 25mm 6 Barrel Gatling Cannons (Built-In)
Optional Cannon - Internally Mounted 25mm Gatling Cannon Turret
Rockets - 40x Laser Guided Rocket Pods (Built-In)
Engines - 2x Adaptive Versatile Engine (ADVENT)
Lift Fans - 2x Wing-Mounted Duct Fan, 1x Vertical Turbofan
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Comments: 9

Louis-the-Hedgehog [2013-06-07 05:23:41 +0000 UTC]

Question, what drives the wing fans? And win't that take up space that could be used for fuel?

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medevac001 [2012-09-05 22:33:00 +0000 UTC]

waths up sketchup user, nice

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Mann-of-LaMancha [2012-08-18 23:35:11 +0000 UTC]

This appears to be a variable swept W wing. Does it have remote control or does it have an AI? I presume the later by your saying "autonomous".

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xxhav0cxx In reply to Mann-of-LaMancha [2012-08-19 02:01:14 +0000 UTC]

Flight control and combat system are supposed to be monitored and controlled by the onboard computer system, commands must be remotely given to the aircraft for executing objectives.

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Mann-of-LaMancha In reply to xxhav0cxx [2012-08-19 03:06:02 +0000 UTC]

That sounds pretty AI to me...

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xxhav0cxx In reply to Mann-of-LaMancha [2012-08-19 23:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Indeed the aircraft must have a certain level of intelligence in order to make the right decisions during missions.

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templar127 [2012-08-18 04:24:50 +0000 UTC]

NICE!

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CarrieMoore [2012-08-18 02:02:29 +0000 UTC]

It's an interesting design, but the main wings look too large. If they were reduced slightly, then the proportions would be better and also maneuverability and speed would increase.

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xxhav0cxx In reply to CarrieMoore [2012-08-18 03:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your feedback, I identified the same problem when I ran a wing tunnel simtimlation on the aircraft model. High pressure areas were found at the roots of the main wings and the leading edge extensions. The best solution is a wing design with reduced thickness, increased swept angle, and decreased wing area. This improvement can be added to the future versions of XF-165, which will be the XF-165B, with redesigned wings that have wing-mounted lift fans removed.

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