IO Aircraft - XH Talon Mach 9-14 VTOL Hypersonic UCAV

XH Talon - Mach 9-14 VTOL Hypersonic UCAV + Super Maneuvering and Retracting Canards

Total Length:

49'

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Wingspan:

Payload

25'

16' Folded

154" Length

1 2,000 LBS MK84

3 500 LBS MK82

3 AIM 120C

2 Hypersonic Missiles

G Performance

Propulsion

30+G Sustained

2 X U-TBCC

5 Superconducting Electric Lift Fans

Fuel:

Hydrogen (16,000 PSI)

Kero / SAF 400 Gallons

Range

3,000+ NM

4,000+ NM W/Range Extender

Estimated Production Cost

$30-$35 Million

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XH Talon, is an extremely high performance, Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle, ie UCAV

It is a vertical take off and landing, supersonic / hypersonic aircraft, with folding wings and a tail hook for US Navy operations. But can be removed for non naval operations as well.

The aircraft is capable of Mach 9-14 velocities at 90,000-125,000ft altitude, and can also operate above Mach 4 velocities at under 10,000ft altitudes.

XH Talon is a hybrid fueled craft, using bothing Kero/SAF and Compressed Hydrogen. Since it's main engines are a duel mode ramjet/scramjet, Kero/Saf can be utilized at lower velocities and transition to hydrogen for higher velocities as Kero/SAF is not able to operating efficiently above Mach 5, but Hydrogen can.

CAD Screen Capture Iteration 1, to provide a 3D Appearance.

The canards for XH Talon retract to within the fuselage once reaching supsersonic velocities, vastly improving aerodynamics and able to super cruise at Mach 4, in ramjet exclusive mode. The turbines are shut down at Mach 1.5-2, opting for the Ramjet/Scramjet propulsion for efficient high speed cruise.

Xh Talon for US Naval purpose, also comes equipped with a retracting aerial refueling probe for basked type refueling. This aspect is not seen in any image but is mounted within the nose section. The aircraft itself maintains a range above 3,000, but long range ferrying is possible with either a range extender tank within its oversized payload bay or through aerial refueling, giving XH Talon a global operating capability.

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