Lockheed AC-130
| AC-130 Spectre / Spooky / Ghostrider / Stinger II | |
|---|---|
 | |
| AC-130H Spectre | |
| Vloga | Leteča topnjača |
| Proizvajalec/-ci | Lockheed in Boeing |
| Krstni polet | AC-130A: 1966 |
| Predstavljen | AC-130A: 1968 |
| Upokojen | AC-130A: 1995 |
| Status | V uporabi |
| Glavni uporabnik | USAF |
| Število izdelanih | 47 (vseh različic) |
| Cena enote | AC-130H: US$132,4 milijonov AC-130U: US$190 milijonov (2002) |
| Razvit iz | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
Lockheed AC-130 je ameriška štirimotorna turbopropelerska leteča topnjača. Zasnovana je na podlagi trasnportnega C-130. Lockheed je bil odgovoren za izdelavo letala, Boeing pa za konverzijo v topnjačo. AC-130 je naslednik AC-47 Gunship I (predelan DC-3).
Obstaja več različic AC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky, AC-130J Ghostrider in AC-130W Stinger II[1]
Bojno se se uporabljale v Vietnamu, Iraku in Afganistanu.
Specifikacije
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Podatki iz USAF Fact Sheet
Splošne karakteristike
- Posadka: 13
- Dolžina: 97 ft 9 in (29,8 m)
- Razpon kril: 132 ft 7 in (40,4 m)
- Višina: 38 ft 6 in (11,7 m)
- Površina kril: 1745,5 ft² (162,2 m²)
- Naložena teža: 122400 lb (55520 kg)
- Maks. vzletna teža: 155000 lb (69750 kg)
- Pogon letala: 4 × turboprop Allison T56-A-15, 4910 shp (3700 kW) vsak
Zmogljivost
- Maks. hitrost: 260 vozlov (300 mph, 480 km/h)
- Doseg: 2200 nm (2530 mi, 4070 km)
- Višina leta: 30000 ft (9100 m)
Oborožitev
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- AC-130A Project Gunship II
- AC-130A Surprise Package, Pave Pronto, AC-130E Pave Spectre
- 2× 7,62 mm GAU-2/A
- 2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan
- 2× 40 mm (1.58 in) L/60 Bofors
- AC-130E Pave Aegis
- 2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan
- 1× 40 mm (1.58 in) L/60 Bofors
- 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 havbica
- AC-130H Spectre[2]
(Pred letom 2000)
- 2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan
- 1× 40 mm (1.58 in)
- 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 havbica
(Trenutno)
- 1× 40 mm (1.58 in) L/60 Bofors
- 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 havbica
- AC-130U Spooky II
- 1× General Dynamics 25 mm (0.984 in) GAU-12/U Equalizer
- 1× 40 mm (1.58 in) L/60 Bofors
- 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 havbica
Glej tudi
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[uredi | uredi kodo]- ↑ »MC-130W Dragon Spear«. Air Force Special Operations. Pridobljeno 16. septembra 2012.
- ↑ AC-130H/U Gunship (fact sheet), US: Air Force, december 2015
{{citation}}: Vzdrževanje CS1: samodejni prevod datuma (povezava) (20 mm guns were removed).
Bibliografija
[uredi | uredi kodo]- Ballard, Jack S. (1982). Development and Employment of Fixed-Wing Gunships 1962–1972. Office of Air Force History, US Air Force. str. 326. ISBN 1-4289-9364-9. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009. (AC-130 refs loaded throughout book)
- Bonds, Ray; Miller, David (2002). The Illustrated Directory of Special Forces. Zenith Imprint. str. 426ff, esp. 480. ISBN 0-7603-1419-5. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009.
- Couvillon, Michael (2011). Grenada Grinder. Marietta, GA: Deeds Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9826180-8-0.
- Head, William P. (2007). Shadow and Stinger. Texas A&M University Press. str. 28ff, esp. 340. ISBN 1-58544-577-0. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009.
- Momyer, William W., General (U.S. Air Force, Retired) (1983). Air Power in Three Wars. US Government Printing Office. str. 211ff, esp. 358. ISBN 1-4289-8210-8. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009..
- Mrozek, Donald J. (2002). Air Power and the Ground War in Vietnam. The Minerva Group. str. 128ff, esp. 216. ISBN 0-89875-981-1. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009.
- Pirnie, Bruce (2005). Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership. Rand Corp. str. 58ff, esp. 188. ISBN 0-8330-3741-2. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009.
- Veronico, Nick (2004). 21st Century U.S. Air Power. Zenith Imprint. str. 75ff, esp. 176. ISBN 0-7603-2014-4. Pridobljeno 6. aprila 2009.
- »Contemporary Historical Evaluation of Combat Operations: Fixed Wing Gunships in Southeast Asia«, Project CHECO, ScribD, pridobljeno 22. novembra 2012.
Zunanje povezave
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Wikimedijina zbirka ponuja več predstavnostnega gradiva o temi: Lockheed AC-130.
- "Gunship History", Spectre Association.
- List of AC-130 Gunshipson Gunships.org Arhivirano 2008-10-15 na Wayback Machine.
- AC-130, Global Security.
- "Powerful Gunships Prowl Iraq, and Limits Show" on NPR from All Things Considered.
- U.S. Air Force (2002). AC-130 Attack video with explicit kills (thermal imagery from targeting camera) (160 MB). Internet Archive. Dogodek se je zgodil ob 9 minutes. Pridobljeno 3. aprila 2009.
- »Gunship Worries«, Air Force magazine, Julij 2009.
- (1977) T.O. 1C-130(A)A-1 Flight Manual USAF Series AC-130A Airplane (Part 1), (Part 2)
