EADS Eurocopter Tiger HAD 공격헬기 시험비행 소식...

 

유럽 EADS 계열 Eurocopter 社에서 개발 중인 공격헬기 Tiger HAD 의 최근 시험비행 소식과 향후 개발 일정과 관련된

제작사 발표문과 관련 사진, 그리고 Flight International 기사를 소개합니다.

 

2007년 12월 초도비행을 실시한 Tiger HAD 는 Mistral 공대공 미사일과 Spike 공대지 미사일의 실사격을 포함한 시험

비행을 2011년 12월까지 완료하고, 2012년 초에는 스페인 육군에 인도한다는 계획입니다.

 

Tiger HAP 공격헬기의 개량형인 Tiger HAD 에 대한 설명은 아래 Flight International 기사와 제작사 발표문을 참조하시

면 됩니다. 짧은 내용입니다만, 요점 형식으로 이해하기 쉽게 설명하고 있어 별도 번역/설명은 생략합니다. 또한 첨부

파일로 제작사가 작성한 Tiger HAD 설명서를 함께 붙입니다. 상세한 내용을 원하시는 분들은 받아가시면 됩니다.

 

Eurocopter Tiger HAD Brochure.pdf

 

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DATE : 17/09/10

SOURCE : Flightglobal.com

PICTURE : Eurocopter Spain kicks off Tiger test campaign

By Craig Hoyle

 

Eurocopter Spain has launched flight test activities with the first Tiger HAD attack helicopter, and expects the aircraft to commence live firing trials soon.

 

In development for the Spanish and French armies, the multi-role HAD configuration introduces more powerful MTRI MTR390-E turboshaft engines to the Tiger, which has a maximum take-off weight of around 6.6t.

 

Launched at Albacete in mid-September, the new test campaign is expected to continue until December 2011. Near-term objectives include test firings with MBDA’s Mistral air-to-air missile and Rafael’s Spike air-to-surface missile, to be performed before the end of this year.

 

Pictured during its Spanish flight debut, aircraft 5001 is the first Tiger to have been converted to the new HAD standard for the nation. It was first flown in support of the programme in December 2007 at Eurocopter’s Marignane production facility in France.

 

The latest sortie followed a four-month programme of modifications, including installing new mission software.

 

“This is the first time that Eurocopter Spain has taken on the responsibility for testing a helicopter prototype,” says Liberto Negral, the company’s head of governmental programmes in the country. The flight tests are “proceeding very well and are on time,” he adds. Spain will receive its first of 24 production examples in early 2012.

 

Eurocopter says there are now 57 Tigers in operational use with the armies of Australia, France, Germany and Spain. Madrid is using an initial batch of five HAP-configured aircraft to support its future operation of the multi-role Tiger.

 

 

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Flight tests begin for Eurocopter’s Tiger HAD support and attack helicopter in Spain

 

Albacete, Spain, 16 September 2010

 

The first HAD support and attack version of Eurocopter’s Tiger helicopter has initiated its flight test program at the company’s Albacete facility in Spain.

 

During the next 15 months, a full program of tests and development flights will be carried out to obtain the first qualification step (Block 1), which is scheduled for December 2011. These evaluations will include firing campaigns of the Mistral and Spike missiles planned before the end of this year.

 

“This is the first time that Eurocopter Spain has taken on the responsibility for testing a helicopter prototype,” said Liberto Negral, who is responsible for Eurocopter’s Governmental Programmes in Spain. “We are extremely proud to be performing the Tiger HAD’s flight tests, which are proceeding very well and are on time. This represents a great technical achievement for Eurocopter in Spain.”

 

The first production Tiger HAD helicopters are scheduled for delivery early 2012. Two countries already have placed orders for this version of the Eurocopter Tiger combat helicopter family, 24 ordered by Spain and 40 ordered by France. The HAD version also is being offered for export.

 

Over the last four months, Eurocopter’s Albacete facility has adapted the configuration of the aircraft for its HAD version, which is a derivative of the Tiger HAP support and escort helicopter variant. This activity included integration of the new MTR390 turboshaft engines, which have been specially designed for the HAD version, along with installation of new versions of the basic and mission software.

 

The Eurocopter Tiger is the newest and best-performing attack helicopter on the world market. For the different Tiger versions available, France has ordered 80 helicopters, Germany 80, Australia 22 and Spain 24. A total of 57 Tigers have entered service so far. The HAD version offers numerous improvements over the HAP version currently deployed in Afghanistan by the French army. New features include a more powerful engine and increased payload-carrying weight, an improved optical sighting system, launchers for Hellfire and Spike air-to-ground missiles, an identification friend or foe (IFF) interrogator, optimized ballistic protection, and a new electronic warfare and countermeasures system.

 

About Eurocopter

Established in 1992, the Franco-German-Spanish Eurocopter Group is a Division of EADS, a world leader in aerospace, defence and related services. The Eurocopter Group employs approx. 15,600 people. In 2009, Eurocopter confirmed its position as the world’s No. 1 helicopter manufacturer in the civil and parapublic market, with a turnover of 4.6 billion Euros, orders for 344 new helicopters, and a 52 percent market share in the civil and parapublic sectors. Overall, the Group’s products account for 30 percent of the total world helicopter fleet. Its strong worldwide presence is ensured by its 18 subsidiaries on five continents, along with a dense network of distributors, certified agents and maintenance centres. More than 10,500 Eurocopter helicopters are currently in service with over 2,800 customers in more than 140 countries. Eurocopter offers the largest civil and military helicopter range in the world.

 

 

  2010년 7월, 시제기 (s/n 5001) 의 시험비행 장면 ⓒ La Mancha Press / Eurocopter

 

  2009년 10월, 기존 Tiger HAP 에 HAD 사양을 적용하고 시험 비행하는 장면  ⓒ Luis VIZCAINO, Eurocopter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurocopter Tiger HAD Brochure.pdf

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