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GaP-2422A1 Cyclone





GaP-2422A1 Cyclone



Cyclone belongs to Yellow Flight, 118th Tactical Sqn

Ironcastle Aviation GaP-2422A1 Cyclone is a light twin-engine turboprop aircraft developed for the Montian Air Force in the 2000s (version A0). It accommodates a crew of two-man in a tandem cockpit and up to five passengers in the rear fuselage. It is equipped with single 30 mm MDWeS-RoCS30B2 rotary barrel autocannon. This aircraft was procured by the Montian Armed Forces. Along its career Cyclones served as a light attack and Forward Air Control (FAC) aircraft known as Skyscouts. It can carry up to 3,200 lb of external munitions, internal loads such as paratroopers or stretchers, and loiter for three or more hours. GaP-2422A1 A four-bladed version of Cyclone; modified to accommodate bigger engines with larger fiberglass props. Equipped with square chaff dispensers midway down the booms and with new wiring and strengthened wings.



Item

Detail

Manufacturer

Ironcastle Aviation

Specification

Crew: 2
Number of Engines: 2
Passengers: 5

Performance

Ceiling: 7,315 meter (23,999 foot)
Max Range: 2,300 kilometer (1,242 nautical mile)

Weapon

- 1 x 30 mm MDWeS-RoCS30B2 rotary barrel autocannon (used also at Stronghold-30 CIWS system)

- Hardpoints: 5 fuselage and 2 underwing with provisions to carry combinations of:
*ATGMS: 4x Paladin-A anti-tank missile
* Rockets: 7- or 19-tube launchers for 2.75 in unguided rocket
* Bombs: up to 500 lb (227 kg)

Power

Max Power at TakeOff: 1,430 shp

Speed

Top Speed at High Altitude: 126 mps (454 kph)

User

Montian Air Force

Springmont

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