OH-78 ScoutRider

DESCRIPTION
The Halcyon Arms designed and built OH-78 Scoutrider is an all-weather medium-lift reconnaissance compound helicopter, designed to be a scout and fire-director. It is powered by two turboshaft engines and utilizes two four-blade rotors in a counter-rotating system. While unnecessary due to it's counter-rotating rotors, it also utilizes a NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) airjet system in the tail, allowing for 360^o maneuverability of the tail and additional forward thrust. Additionally, for forward thrust it has two six-bladed wing-mounted rotors, giving the Scoutrider speed and rate-of-climb not normally attainable by a helicopter. The helicopter is powerful for it's size and can fill most cargo roles of similar classifications of helicopter, fitting a larger pair of engines than the typical Rider.

The OH-78 features a variety of reconnaissance and spy equipment, and serves it's role best as a fire director for artillery, other aircraft, or warships to ensure proper target acquisition and confirmation of destruction. It is fully capable of night operations utilizing multiple radars and infrared imaging systems. The Scoutrider also is equipped with a high definition Wide-Array Real-time Advanced Multi-Spectral Imaging System, allowing it to capture a high volume of high-resolution images at great distance simultaneously, giving the singular helicopter the capabilities of numerous spotters.

Landing gear are configured in a tricycle pattern and, during flight are retracted into the fuselage for higher speed and to prevent damage.

Warfare Roles of the Scoutrider

• Attack (Air-to-Ground)
• Limited Air-to-Air
• Reconnassiance
• Troop Transport
• Cargo Transport & Resupply at Sea
• Anti-Submarine Warfare
• Search & Rescue
• General Utility
• Command & Control

Stats:
Crew: 1 or 2 pilots, 1 Sensory Operator, 1 Tactical Systems Officer
Capacity: 7 troops
Length: 14 m (46 ft) (59ft w/ Refueling Boom)
Height: 3.97 m (13 ft 0 in)
Empty weight: 3583 kg (7,900 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 7575 kg (16,700 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × VX-670 turboshaft, 1,750 kW (2346 hp) each
Main rotor diameter: 13.6 m (45 ft)
Tail: NOTAR (No-Tail Rotor)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 440 km/h (274 mph; 238 kn)
• Service ceiling: 7,333 m (22,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 25 m/s (4,950 ft/min)

Armament

• 2 Underwing Hardpoints (ATA/ATG Quadpacks, Gun Pods, Rocket Pods, Torpedoes)
• 2 Door Gunners (If Installed)

Avionics & Sensory:

• Nightwatch Fire Control & Scout Radar
• Distributed Aperture System (DAS) missile warning system
• Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) communication system
• Eavesdrop Acoustic, Radar, SIGINT Package
• Gyro-Stabilized Mast Multispectral Imaging System
  • Infrared Imager
  • Laser Rangefinder/Designator
  • Wide-Array Real-time Advanced Multi-Spectral Imaging System
• Gyro-Stabilized Nose Mount System
  • Helmet-Guided Infrared & Targeting System
  • External Camera Feed
  • Collision Radar