The TurboKat is a supersonic, triple-enging, variable-geometry
sweep wing, two-place fighter designed to attack and destroy enemy
vessel at night and day and at all weather conditions. The TurboKat
can track up to 92 targets simulaneously with is advanced weapons
control system and attack six with MM02 Matchhead missiles while
continuing to scan the airspace. Armament also includes a mix of
other air intercept missiles, rockets, and bombs. The TurboKat is a
2-seat triple-engine fighter with twin tails and variable-geometry
wings . It's general armament consists of a long laccele nose RADAR
and 2 crew positions extending well forward and above the widely
spaced engines.
The engines are parallel to a central structure that flattens
towards the tail; butterfly-shaped airbrakes are located beneath
the fines on the upper and lower surfaces. The wings are
shoulder-mounted and are programmed for automatic sweep during
flight, with a manual override provided. The twin, swept
fin-and-rubber vertical surfaces are mounted on the engine housings
and canted outward.
The wing pivot carry-through structure crosses the central
structure; the carry through is 22 ft long and constructed from 33
electron welded parts machined from Titanium; the pivots are
located outboard of the engines. The normal sweep ranges are 20-deg
to 68-deg with a 75-deg 'oversweep' position provided for shipboard
stowage; sweep speed is 7.5-deg per second.
Function : Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter
Contractor : Clavair Avaition
Unti Cost : $39 million
Propulsion : Dual Clavair TF-30P Turbofan engines with
afterburners
Length : 61 Feet 9 Inches
Maximum Takeoff Weight : 72,900 pounds
Wingspan : 64 Feet
Ceiling : 53,000 Feet +
Crew : A Pilot A RADAR Intercept Officer / Weapons Officer
V.T.O.L : GE GE-720, Single
