Please make orders on Lochinver Ordnance's main storefront page
F-19A Tiger Air-Superiority FighterTypeAir Superiority FighterCrew1Length29.57 mWingspan19.8 m spread
12.7 m sweptHeight6.38 m [/i]Empty Weight11,657 kgLoaded Weight16,330 kg
Maximum Speed2,700 km/h (1,677 mph)Range2,579 km (1,602 mi)Service Ceiling18,231 m (59,813 ft)Cost$390 Million
The F-19A uses a switchblade secondary wing design in order to improve maneuverability at high speeds. This secondary wing is extremely strong, constructed out of a carbon-titanium alloy, used to support it at speeds exceeding Mach 1. However, in order to evade the side effects of damaging the main wing if activated at high speeds or losing lift at low speeds, the switchblade wing is customarily activated before take off. This secondary wing can be erected at speeds ranging from 400 mph to 2,300 mph, and can be retracted for missions without the need for exceptional maneuverability.
The two Lochinver designed F100-300 turbofans produce 52,000 pound-force in total, giving the F-19A an advantage over most of its competitors, namely the F-22 Raptor and the Sukhoi T-50, in terms of speed and fuel efficiency. The newly designed F100-300 turbofan proprietary combustion makes the F-19A 30% more fuel efficient, even at relatively high speeds. Because of this feature, the average range of the aircraft is increased from 1,800 miles to 2,400 miles, while maximum velocity is increased marginally from the original design proposed in 2010 due to changes in the aircraft's aerodynamics. The fuel powering these turbofans are stored in refrigerated fuel tanks in the aircrafts fuselage, reducing its overall volume through cooling, improving the Tiger's energy value of the fuel per cubic unit. This fuel is also used to cool the wing tips and the afterburner slightly, reducing the F-19A's infrared signature. The F-19A may also sacrifice two weapons pylons on the under wing to carry two 1,700 litre (449 gallons) which are included in the package.
With the specialized AIM-99E, the Tiger may be travelling at Mach 2.5 and still lock on to and eliminate enemies successfully. All weapons are carried internally, two large bays with seven pylons each occupying the bulk of the F-19A's fuselage. There are also two internal rotating platforms under either wing which can carry four AIM-99E's each, mimicking a revolver's cylinder. It can also carry a single four kiloton nuclear cruise missile. Two 25mm rotary cannons are stowed in internal platforms, usually used for air to air combat. The F-19A's main purpose, being an air superiority fighter, it is meant to enter enemy airspace and take control.
The F-19A also has an anti-RADAR coating and RADAR absorbing material. The F-19A is equipped with the PS-23/A Active Electronically Scanned Array RADAR system designed by Lochinver Ordnance, able to detect an aircraft up to 370 kilometers and a ship 90 kilometers away with a peak energy output of 16 kilowatts. The radar is capable of detecting, locating, identifying and automatically tracking multiple targets in the upper and lower spheres autonomously, on the ground, sea or in the air, in all weather conditions. It consists of four parts and all parts can be replaced in 50 minutes. The PS-23/A includes a laser designator and track, able to detect laser guided bombs and airborne intercept missiles at stand off distances of 50 miles. The PS-26/C radar warning receiver has been demonstrated detecting radars at ranges as long as 440 kilometers. This radar warning receiver allows the F-19A to limit its own radar emission to preserve its stealth. The PS-26/C is composed of over 30 antennas smoothly blended into the wings and fuselage that provide all around coverage plus azimuth and elevation information.
The F-19A does not need to be physically pointing at its target for weapons to be successful due to sensors that can track and target a nearby aircraft from any orientation, provide the information to the pilot through his helmet (and therefore visible no matter which way they are looking), and provide the seeker-head of a missile with sufficient information. Recent missile types provide a much greater ability to pursue a target regardless of the launch orientation, called "High Off-Boresight" capability, although the speed and direction in which the munition is launched must physically speaking nonetheless affect the chance of success. Sensors use combined radio frequency and infra red (SAIRST) to continually track nearby aircraft while the pilot's helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) displays and selects targets. The helmet system replaces the display suite-mounted head-up display used in earlier fighters. The pilot's helmet can be slaved to any of the Tiger's weapon systems, including its 25mm rotary cannon which tracks the pilot's head movements.
Aside from standard phosphorous flare countermeasures, the F-19A's AESA radars double as a jamming device, able to locate and jam outside RADAR's. It can also be used as an electronic countermeasure, able to destroy unshielded enemy electronics if detected. The Tiger is wired with fiber optic cable constructed from gallium arsenide in efforts to combat electric magnetic waves. The cockpit is lined with a conductive material and all wires are coated with conductive material in order to redirect electromagnetic pulses. Because virtually all of the Tiger's weapons are carried internally, it is relatively stealthy. The lining of the engines emit liquid nitrogen which cools the exhaust, decreasing its infrared signature.
The Tiger is primarily constructed from a carbon-titanium alloy, drastically increasing its durability and strength to weight ratio, especially at excessively high speeds. It's airframe lacks a vertical stabilizer, in order to decrease drag and increase maneuverability. Twenty-three separate computer programs control and correct flight dynamics while off the ground in order to keep the aircraft stable. The F-19A is one of the only dozen of aircraft able to carry out the Pugachev's Cobra, demonstrating its supermaneuverability.
