Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider - Ndege Yatsopano ya US Air Force Air Support
Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghost Rider
Pofika chaka cha 2022, US Air Force Special Operations Command ikukonzekera kuyambitsa ndege 37 zatsopano zothandizira ndege, zomwe zimatchedwa AC-130J Ghostrider, kuti zigwire ntchito. Mosiyana ndi zitsanzo zam'mbuyomu, azinyamula zida za ndege zotsogozedwa monga mabomba owulungika ndi zida zoponyera pansi. Dongosolo lofuna kuphatikizira kuwapatsa zida za laser komanso ma drones otayika.
Mu 2010, bungwe la United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) linali ndi mfuti zisanu ndi zitatu za AC-130H Specter ndi 17 AC-130U Spooky II. Cholinga chake chinali chogula nsanja yatsopano yomwe pamapeto pake idzalowe m'malo mwa AC-130H yotopa ndipo pamapeto pake AC-130U yaying'ono. Panthawi imeneyo, United States Air Force (USAF), pamodzi ndi asilikali apansi, adagwira nawo ntchito yogula ndege za Alenia C-27J Spartan (JCA - Joint Cargo Aircraft). AFSOC inali kutsamira pakupanga mtundu wotsika mtengo wa sitima yankhondo yotchedwa AC-27J Stinger II pamalo awo. Pamapeto pake, pakuchotsedwa kwa Gulu Lankhondo la US ku pulogalamu ya JCA, lingaliro logula zombo zazing'ono zamainjini amapasa zidalephera.
Monga njira yosinthira, adaganiza zosintha ndege 14 zonyamula zolinga zapadera zamtundu wa MC-130W Combat Spear kuti zigwiritsidwe ntchito ngati zombo zankhondo. AFSOC idagwiritsa ntchito zomwe a Marine Corps (USMC) adakumana nazo pakukhazikitsa pulogalamu ya HARVEST Hawk. Monga gawo lake, a Marine Corps apanga phukusi lodziwikiratu, chifukwa chake ndege ya KC-130J imatha kusinthidwa kuti igwire ntchito zothandizira ndege posachedwa.
MC-130W ili ndi zomwe zimatchedwa Precision Strike Package (PSP). Phukusi la PSP lili ndi cannon imodzi ya ATK GAU-23/A 30mm (mtundu wokwezedwa wa ATK Mk 44 Bushmaster II cannon), ma pylons awiri pansi, Gunslinger system (yoyambitsa mipiringidzo khumi yoyikidwa panjira yakumbuyo ya msewu. ndege) wokwera pansi pa chipinda chakumanzere cholowera zida zazikulu zowongolera infuraredi
AN/AAQ-38 FLIR ndi BMS (Battle Management System). Woyambitsa Gunslinger amakulolani kunyamula zida zolondola kwambiri, zomwe zimadziwika kuti SOPGM (Stand-off Precision Guided Munitions), ndiye kuti, mizinga ya AGM-175 Griffin ndi mabomba a GBU-44 / B Viper Strike. Pamipilo yapansi, MC-130W imatha kunyamula mizinga isanu ndi itatu yoyendetsedwa ndi AGM-114 Hallfire ndi/kapena mabomba asanu ndi atatu a GBU-39 SDB olondola. AC-130W idasinthidwanso kuti igwire ntchito ndi JHMCS II (Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System) yokhala ndi chisoti chowongolera. MC-130W Combat Spear yokhala ndi phukusi la PSP poyambirira idatchedwa AC-130W Dragon Spear, komabe idatchedwa Stinger II mu Meyi 2012.
Omaliza mwa ma AC-130Ws khumi ndi anayi adalandiridwa ndi AFSOC mu Seputembala 2013. Kutumizidwa kwa ndege ya AC-130W kunapangitsa kuti zichotse pang'onopang'ono zakale
AS-130N (yomaliza idachotsedwa mu Meyi 2015) ndikubwezeretsanso zombo za AS-130U. Komabe, lingaliro lomwe lidalipo linali kugula nsanja yatsopano yomwe ingalowe m'malo mwa AC-130U ndi "interim" AC-130W.
Wokwera mzukwa
Ma helikoputala aposachedwa omenyera nkhondo adamangidwa pamaziko a Hercules yatsopano yantchito zapadera MC-130J Commando II. Ndege izi zinayamba kugwira ntchito mu September 2011. Mgwirizano wa $ 2,4 biliyoni womwe wasainidwa ndi Lockheed Martin umapereka mwayi wogula ndege za 32 MC-130J, zomwe zidzasankhidwa kukhala AC-130J zikasinthidwa kukhala zida zankhondo. Pamapeto pake, dziwe logulira linawonjezeka kufika pa zidutswa 37. Kusintha kwa MC-130J kukhala AC-130J mulingo kumachitika ku Eglin Air Force Base ku Florida.
Mu May 2012, sitima yankhondo yatsopanoyi inalandira dzina lovomerezeka la Ghostrider. Ndemanga Yoyamba Yopanga (PDR) ya pulogalamu ya AC-103J idamalizidwa mu Marichi 2103. Ndegeyo idapambana Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) ndi Final Critical Design Review (CRT) mwezi wotsatira. AC-130J yoyamba idayamba pa 31 Januware 2014.
Ghostrider ndi 29,8 m kutalika, 11,8 m kutalika ndipo ali ndi mapiko otalika mamita 40,4. Ikhoza kufika pamwamba pa denga la 8500 m ndi katundu wa matani 21. Max takeoff weight
AC-130J imalemera 74 kg. Ndegeyi imayendetsedwa ndi injini zinayi za Rolls-Royce AE 390 D2100 turboprop zomwe zimapanga 3 kW iliyonse. Ma injiniwa ali ndi ma propellers a Dowty okhala ndi masamba asanu ndi limodzi. Liwiro Cruising - 3458 Km / h, pamene osiyanasiyana ndege (popanda refueling mu mlengalenga) - 660 Km. Ghostrider imatha kukwera mlengalenga chifukwa cha UARRSI (Ubiversal Aerial Receptacle Slipway Installation) yolimba kwambiri yowonjezeretsa mafuta. Ndegeyo ili ndi ma jenereta amagetsi omwe ali ndi mphamvu ya 5500/48 kW, yomwe imapereka zowonjezera zamakono, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zikhale zotheka kukonzanso ndikusintha ndege m'tsogolomu.
