Read WEAPONS, T/O and LDG instruction for maximum pleasure!!!
The current aircraft belongs to Myanmar Air Force - Tatmadaw Lei
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CONTROLS
AG1: Salvo Release of ALL Bombs
AG2: AGM-65 Maverick MkII Anti-tank missiles Jettison
AG3: Rocket pod Jettison
AG3 + Fire button: Missile Neutralization System operation
AG4: AGM-114 Hellfire Anti-tank missiles Jettison
AG5: Landing & Taxi Lights
AG6: Anti-collision Lights
AG7 + VTOL down: Spoilers operation
AG8: FLIR Turret and Targeting Pod operation
VTOL Down: Flaps operation
TRIM: Normal operation (Tab-Down for Nose-Up)
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WEAPONS RELEASE INSTRUCTION
--------AGM-65 Maverick MkII Anti-tank missile--------
-> This weapon can be used after ALL Hellfire missiles have been fired or jettisoned (AG4)
Select Air-to-Ground target mode
-Select Inferno type weapon
-Acquire target (steady red box)
-WINGS STRAIGHT AND SLIGHT UPWARD MOVEMENT
-Fire weapon
-Repeat the same procedure and then press FIRE WEAPON for release of the LH missile

---------Missile Warning & Neutralization System-----------
-After AG3 Activation the system is ON
-When an enemy Missile is LOCKED on you:
-TURN AWAY from Missile and put it on your 6-o’clock position
-When the Missile is in visible proximity press FIRE GUNS
-The Flares Gun will spread decoy cartridges and Missile will burst into shrapnel
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T/O INSTRUCTION
-TRIM: Tab FULL DOWN
-THROTTLE: 100%
-Aircraft will rotate automatically at T/O speed (~165mph @ MTOW)
-GEAR UP
-THROTTLE 60%
-TRIM TAB at 1/2 mark DOWN
-Continue Flight
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LDG INSTRUCTION
-Reduce Airspeed at 180mph and below
-AG7: Activate (Spoilers)
-AG5: Activate (LDG/Taxi Lights)
-GEAR DOWN
-THROTTLE 18-22% depends on weight
-TRIM FULL DOWN gradually
-VTOL FULL DOWN gradually
-Establish reasonable Rate Of Descent and Airspeed 110-120mph
-Make altitude corrections using THROTTLE
-Maintain Attitude 5°-7° Nose Up
-At Touchdown: THROTTLE – 0%
-When all wheels on ground and airspeed below 80mph - APPLY FULL BRAKES
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After extensive negotiations and with the current arms embargo from US lifted, the Myanmar government decided to launch a modernization program for the Myanmar Air Force, in order to cope with ongoing tensions with neighbor states and suppress minor uprisings to border regions. The modernization measures aim to increase the ground attack capability of the Myanmar Air Force, which has been characterized questionable by many aviation experts, due to its absence during the Battle of Border Post 9631 with Thailand.
A contract has been signed with HARPIA DS for purchase of 12 upgraded RM-5A Kudus light attack aircrafts, which will supplement and replace the A-5IIK fleet of Chinese-made attack jets of the Myanmar Air Force. The Myanmar government also signed a contract for weapons purchase from the US in order to equip its new attack fleet. A bunch of 16 pilots and weapons officers have been sent to South Africa for intensive operational training and system familiarization by HARPIA’s test pilots and assigned flight instructors. The new aircraft will be named A-5G Super Kudu and will include a series of modifications such as:
-New redesigned propeller for increased speed (350+ mph)
-Incorporation of new FLIR turret in the nose section
-Addition of a single GAU-12 Equalizer Gatling gun in the nose section and 4 X DEFA canons in the sponsons
-Aerodynamic redesign of tail lower section
-New AN/APG-69GS ranging and fire-control Radar
-Software, ECM suite and weapons systems upgrades
The purchased A-5G Super Kudus will be put into counter-insurgency operations against ethnic rebels in the Irrawaddy River delta in order to provide ground attack, RECCE and air cover for heliborne air assault operations.
The A-5G Super Kudu (–G stands for Ground Attack) is a twin-seated, single-engine, turboprop, reconnaissance and counter-insurgency multirole aircraft and an upgraded combat version of the previous RM-5A Kudu attack aircraft. It is listed as a Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) platform by military aviation experts. The upgrading development project has been conducted in South Africa by AHRLAC Holdings and HARPIA Defence Systems and the global promotion effort has been totally undertaken by the Export Sales Department of HARPIA DS. It is designed to perform as an inexpensive, more versatile substitute for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and modern expensive fighter aircrafts. The whole aircraft is being assembled in South Africa’s AHRLAC main production assembly factory due to HARPIA’s intensive production rates in the facilities for the 40+ A-9 aircraft orders from N. Zealand and Kuwait. HARPIA DS provided the cockpit, avionics and all of the advanced mission systems and AHRLAC provided the tailboom, landing gear and powerplant.
Apart from the aforementioned modifications the aircraft possesses a 90% commonality with the RM-5A Kudu and has the same design, performance and maintenance procedures.
The A-5G Super Kudu features a twin-boom, single-pusher-engine, high-mounted straight wing configuration, giving the aircraft an unconventional external appearance and providing for excellent external visibility. It is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-70D turboprop engine at 3000hp; it has a top speed of 380mph, more than double of most helicopters and similar to larger military UAVs such as the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, along with a flight endurance of five hours. It is flown by a crew of two, who are seated in tandem configuration, both being provided with Martin-Baker ejection seats and HOTAS (hands on stick-and-throttle) control functionality. The narrow airframe is composed of a combination of metal and composite construction, and is designed to provide maximum crew visibility. The lightweight but robust construction minimizes the total weight of the aircraft and the usages of synthetic materials expand the life cycle of the aircraft and reduce the airframe inspections and general maintenance. All critical systems are double and triple redundant and there have been provisions for future structural and equipment upgrade. The MB-5G has been designed to be capable of operating from austere runways and rough fields; it also possesses STOL (Short Take Off/Landing) and rapid deployment capabilities. It can easily take off at maximum combat payload (36.000lbs) in less than 800ft.
The aircraft is able to perform various mission roles, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic intelligence (ELINT) and counter-insurgency missions, close air support (CAS), forward air control (FAC), target and firing observation, low-level aerial photography, maritime patrol and anti-smuggling operations. In order for the RM-5A to effectively engage in the diverse range of missions it is capable of, it features reconfigurable underfuselage pylons, a large mission bay for avionics beneath the two-person cockpit, and the lower tail-boom fuselage consists of a variety of interchangeable conformal modular units. These modules allow the aircraft to be outfitted with a variety of sensor systems such as infrared and optical cameras, synthetic aperture radar, tactical data link system (TDL) such as Link16, electronic intelligence gathering equipment, satellite navigation system and various electronic warfare packages. Additionally, electro-optical turrets and targeting pods can be installed both on the nose and belly of the aircraft. The avionics employ an open architecture, further adding to the ease of adding, upgrading and swapping components and systems from multiple sources and suppliers. The A-5G aircraft comes with the Emerson Electric AN/APG-69GS ranging and fire-control Radar with advanced air-to-ground elements and capable of firing modern stand-off ordnance. The A-5G Super Kudu is equipped with the newly commissioned TATS-521 “Active Archer” pod (Tactical Airborne Targeting System) designed and constructed by HARPIA’s Weapons Systems and Sensors Division, thus allowing the aircraft to designate, identify, and monitor multiple ground, aerial and sea targets to ranges up to 150km and transmitting target acquisition info to other platforms using the aircraft’s Tactical Data Link. This is the first wholly designed and manufactured targeting pod by HARPIA, in an effort to market a new series of sensor and weapons systems.
The A-5G Super Kudu carries four 20mm DEFA cannons, which are internally mounted into the fuselage sponsons and a GAU-12 Equalizer Gatling gun in the nose section. Additionally, it is fitted with multiple adjustable hardpoints for carrying weapons, mounted under the wings, including rocket pods, unguided bombs, and various air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles. Armor for the aircraft is also modular and can be added or removed entirely dependent on the mission requirements. Non-jettisonable fuel tanks are carried underneath the wing between the tailboom and the fuselage so the A-5G is capable of a 2.000nm ferry range and 1.000nm combat profile range. The Super Kudu is ideal for low-intensity warfare, such as for combat against insurgents and armed criminal elements, as well as patrol work-both on land and sea- performed by civilian border guard and law enforcement agencies.
Extensive talks and negotiations have been made with Colombia, Philippines and Sri Lanka for purchase of the aircraft and development of a more specialized maritime variant for Maritime Patrol and Anti-Ship/Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW/ASU).
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