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Burt Rutan's ARES turbofan "Mudfighter"

(kulpims)
9 years 11 months 1 week ago

Legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan reveals the secrets of his Model 151 ARES turbofan “Mudfighter” developed for US Army Close Air Support (CAS).
In 1981, the US Army requested a design study for a Low Cost Battlefield Attack Aircraft (LCBAA). Scaled Composites made the ARES testbed aircraft which used a single Pratt and Whitney Canada JT15D-5 turbofan engine (same as in the Beechjet / T-1A Jayhawk trainer), and a GAU-12/U 25mm Gatling gun. www.scaled.com The ARES Mudfighter is cleverly designed so its 25mm GAU-12U 25mm autocannon is on one side of the aircraft fuselage while the turbofan engine intake is on the other–this also puts the nose of the plane forward to prevent birds from going into the engine! Burt Rutan is a genius! The ARES can also carry 2.75″ Hydra 70mm rocket pods, small unguided and guided bombs and guided missiles on 4 underwing hardpoints–this could be air-to-air missiles like AIM-9 Sidewinders and conceivable additional than-visual range (BVR) AMRAM AIM-120s to sweep the low-level skies of enemy aircraft ...