브라질 Embraer KC-390 수송기 개발 소식...

 

앞서 브라질 Embraer Defense Systems 의 현황자료를 소개한 바 있습니다.  --->  Embraer Defense Systems 2010

 

마침 Flight International 의 Stephen Trimble 기자가 작성한 Embraer KC-390 수송기 개발과 관련 기사가 있어 소개를 합니다.

참고로 동 기사는 Flight International 온-라인 기사입니다.

 

동 기사에 의하면 현재 mock-up 은 완성된 상태이며, 2014년말 까지는 KC-390 시제 1호기를 완성하고, 기존 C-130 수송기 교체

주기에 맞춰 최대 700대 이상의 판매 목표를 기대한다는 내용입니다.

 

현재 인도 역시 러시아와 2015년도 IOC 획득을 목표로 KC-390 과 비슷한 크기의 중형수송기 개발사업 (MRTA) 을 추진할 것으로

알려지고 있습니다. 그러나 MRTA 역시 개념상의 사업이고 개발비 조달 및 분담 문제로 양국이 합의를 못하고 있는 상태입니다.

 

만약 인도와 러시아간의 MRTA 사업 추진이 무산될 경우, 인도가 브라질의 KC-390 에 관심을 가질 가능성도 전혀 배제하지 못할

것으로 판단됩니다. 또한 EADS A400M 에서 한 발짝 물러선 남아프리카공화국까지 KC-390 에 관심을 보인다면, KC-390 은 순탄

하게 개발될 가능성도 있어 보입니다.

 

여기에 지속적으로 오르고 있는 Lockheed Martin C-130J 가격을 고려해 본다면, 개인적으로 KC-390 의 성공 가능성은 더욱 커

보이는 것 같습니다.

 

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DATE: 13/05/10

SOURCE: Flight International

Embraer reveals KC-390 schedule, design changes

By Stephen Trimble

 

A new document posted online illuminates Embraer's master schedule for the KC-390 military transport and tanker aircraft and reveals changes compared with a previous version of the design.

 

The schedule, dated March 2010, reveals a fast-paced programme nearing the end of the preliminary design phase in mid-year, with initial operational capability promised five years later.

 

The preliminary design phase will be followed by a year-long initial definition phase, during which windtunnel testing will complete. Loads and structures calculation efforts are also launched during this phase.

 

A one-year, joint definition phase is scheduled to start in mid-2011, with a preliminary design review set for early 2012. With a supply chain established by mid-2011, Embraer to start developing tooling early during this phase, and begin releasing engineering drawings.

 

Starting in mid-2012, the KC-390 project will enter a four-year detailed design and certification phase. A critical design review is scheduled for early 2013, allowing Embraer to freeze the configuration. The first prototype aircraft is scheduled for delivery in late 2014, with a second prototype delivered shortly afterward.

 

The KC-390 project formally was launched in April 2007. Two years later, the Brazilian air force signed a contract to launch the programme, which will replace the service's 30 ageing Lockheed Martin C-130s.

 

So far, Embraer has developed a mock-up of the KC-390 cargo compartment to make volumetric checks, the Embraer briefing says.

 

The aircraft is being designed to carry a 19t cargo load up to 2,685km (1,450nm).

 

A three-view slide included in the briefing shows how the configuration has evolved. A previous three-view drawing distributed at trade shows a slightly smaller aircraft. The wingspan has grown in the new design from just over 33.9m (110ft) to just over 35m and length has increased from 33.4m to 33.9m. The height at the top of a T-tail has declined from 11.4m to just under 10.7m (previous design pictured below). The cargo box size is not listed in the new briefing, but was previously described as 3.35m wide by 2.9m tall.

 

Embraer projects the C-130 replacement market for the KC-390 includes up to 700 aircraft worth more than $50 billion. At the same time, the aircraft introduces new design skills for Embraer, including a rear cargo ramp, military transport certification and aerial refuelling capability.

 

The Embraer presentation describes the programme as "running on schedule, geared-up for full-scale development and also for selection of the main partners".

 

 

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