ShinMaywa Industries US 2
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Dans le Créneau CL 415 (Canadair) et Beriev 200, vient s'insérer le quadriturbine US2 fabriqué au Japon depuis 2003.
Appareil multi-fonctions, il peut réaliser des missions anti-incendie (15 tonnes d'eau), de défense maritime ou de secours en mer jusqu'à 3m de houle.
Une turbine d'appoint de 1360 cv sert à l'activation de la couche limite (sur l'extrados et les surfaces hypersustentatrices) vient lui procurer des performances STOL sans égale.
General characteristics
Capacity: 20 passengers or 12 stretchers
Length: 33.46 m (109 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 33.15 m (108 ft 9 in)
Height: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 135.8m² (1,462 sq ft)
Empty weight: 25,630 kg (56,504 lb)
Loaded weight: 43,000 kg (94,797 lb) (water take-off)
Max. takeoff weight: 47,700 kg (105,160 lb) (land take-off)
Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100J turboprop, 3,424 kW (4,591 shp) each
Propellers: Dowty R414 6 bladed propeller, 1 per engine
Boundary layer enhancement provided by 1,015 kW (1,360 shp) LHTEC T800
Performance
Maximum speed: 560 km/h (302 knots, 348 mph)
Cruise speed: 480 km/h (259 knots, 298 mph)
Range: 4,700 km[5] (2,538 nmi, 2,919 mi)
Service ceiling: 7,195 m (23,606 ft)
Takeoff distance on ground at MTOW: 490 m (1,608 ft)
Landing distance on ground at MTOW: 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Takeoff distance on water at Loaded weigh: 280m (919 ft)
Landing distance on water at Loaded weigh: 330m (1,083 ft)