MV-27A Pegasus Specifications

MV-27A Pegasus



The MV-27A Pegasus is a land or carrier based low-observable, supersonic VTOL multirole assault transport designed for the USN and USMC. It is designed primarily for Special Forces insertion and extraction along with performing COD for both the carrier and other surface ships.

Pegasus while low-observable relies primarily on staying low and fast to avoid enemy detection. To achieve this, Pegasus uses variable bypass turbofans to optimize low altitude performance, along with having an extensive electronic warfare and countermeasures suite built in. For more dangerous missions, semi-conformal jamming pods can be carried.

To protect itself from airborne threats, Pegasus can carry up to 4 AIM-182 ALRAAM or SRAAM air-to-air missiles internally. A retractable 25mm GAU-12 Equalizer gun turret is mounted under the fuselage to clear any hostiles around a landing site. A rear ramp mounted M134 Minigun or GAU-19 GECAL 50 can also be installed.



Dimensions & Capacities:

Crew:
3; pilot, co-pilot, loadmaster

Length:
94 ft (28.65 m)

Span:
93 ft (23.34 m)
51 ft (15.54 m) wings folded

Height:
20 ft (6 m)

Cargo Hold Length:
30 ft (9.14 m)

Cargo Hold Width:
18 ft (5.48 m)

Cargo Hold Height:
9 ft (2.74 m)

Wing Area:
N/A

Weight:
50,000 lbs (22,679.62 kg) empty
160,000 lbs (72,574.78 kg) maximum takeoff weight

Wing Loading:
N/A

Payload:
55,000 lbs (24,947.58 kg)

Fuel Capacity:
45,000 lbs (20,411.65 kg)


Performance:

Maximum Speed:
Mach 2.0 (1,180 kts, 1,358 mph, 2,186 km/h) @ 30,000+ ft
Mach 1.3 (858 kts, 990 mph, 1,590 km/h) @ Sea level
Mach 1.6 maximum cruise speed @ 30,000+ ft

Range:
1,500 nautical miles (2,778 km) @ max payload unrefueled
2,200 nautical mile (4,074 km) ferry range

Ceiling:
60,000 ft (18,288 m)

G Limits:
7+ Empty
5+ Loaded
4- Empty
2- Loaded


Engines:

Four PDT-55 pulsed-detonation variable bypass afterburning turbofan engines with 40,000-55,000 lbf (18,143.69-24,947.58 kgf) each
Four 56” diameter EMLDF units with 22,400 lbs of thrust each


Weapons:

Air to Air:
AIM-181 Scorpion
AIM-182 SRAAM
AIM-182 ALRAAM

Gun:
GAU-12 Equalizer Gatling gun in a retractable turret under the fuselage


Electronics:

Sensors/Countermeasures:
AN/APG-81 AESA multi-mode radar
Two removable conformal AN/ALQ-99 radar-jamming pods
AN/AAR-57 CMWS
AN/AAQ-24 DIRCM
AN/AAQ-37 EO DAS
EOTS
AN/ALE-47 CMDS
AN/ALR-67v3 ASR
Electrochromic color changing paint system

Flight Control/Avionics:
Two primary CELL based flight control computers/data processors
Three backup CELL based flight control computers/data processors


Structure:

Landing gear:
Single front strut with dual nose wheels
Main gear with 2 struts; 4 wheel bogies on each strut

Control Surfaces:
All-moving V-Tail
2D Thrust Vector Control
Leading edge flaps
Speed Brakes
Flaperons

Construction Materials:
35% Carbon Fiber Composite
35% Aluminum-Yttrium-Nickel alloy (AL-Y-Ni)
20% Titanium
5% Steel
5% Other


Potential Customers:

United States Navy
United States Marine Corps


Glossary:

EOTS = Electro-Optical Targeting System
AESA = Active Electronically Scanned Array
MTOW = Maximum Take Off Weight
DIRCM = Directed InfraRed Counter Measure
CMWS = Common Missile Warning System
CMDS = Counter-Measures Dispenser System
MTOW = Maximum Take Off Weight
ASR = Advanced Special Receiver
EO DAS = Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System
KTS = Knots
COD = Carrier Onboard Delivery