AREA 8th a Virtual AirBase

This content idea came from the comic "Area 88", written by Kaoru Sintani.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, thou art very great!
Thou art clothed with honour and majesty;
who coverest thyself with light as with a garment.
who has stretched out the heavens like a tent,
who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters,
who makest the clouds thy chariot,
who ridest on the wing of the wind,
who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.
(Bible Psalm: 104:1-4)

Summary of the Area 8th

Name: AREA EIGHTH

Location: A Pacific Islands Nation/ KABADOKIA

Function/Purpose

1.International rescue and relief with high mobility.
2.National defense and patrol air/seaspace.

Runway: 2,750m(Main) 1,500m(Sub)
Heliport: 50*250m

Structures: control tower, control center, hangars, offices, emergency hospital, lodgings, camp for sufferers, etc.

Wings of Winds

Stragetic Relief

LRC Long Range Cargo An-70TK 1 squadron 4 airplanes

This virtual AirBase "Area Eighth" imagined as a organization of International rescue and relief.

Transportation squadron is positioned of the core of this mission. Required specification of cargo plane is; STOL, correspond to unpaved runway, correspond to poor airport establishments.

"Transportation" sounds as plain work, but in Berlin blockade incident (1948/06-1949/05), For 2 million Berliner, approximately 4000t materials per day had transportated by many Douglas C-54(Payload;8t). That operation not only support civil life, but also protect to happen cruel war.

Lockheed Martin C-130 is still most conventional cargo, but slow and short range. Because it was planned as tactic class cargo transportation.
Newest Stragetic class Boeing C-17 could transport 72t material for 4,630km range with 800km/h speed. C-130 could transport about 15t/4,630km/500km/h speed. There is 7.7times efficiency difference between C-17 and C-130. In other words, four C-17 value two dozen of C-130 at some situations.

I estimate this squadron cuold transport 400 thousand peoples/day of food/water/medicine/miscellaneous at one flight. They also could bring ambulance, hospital car, fire engine, helicopters and other vehicles for the requirement.

(2006/01/25)I have changed Antonov An-70, because it's much cheeper (about 1/5 of C-17) but a little slower than C-17. It is as same initial cost as C-130.

Antonov An-70 Span:44.06m Length:40.25m Height:16.10m Weight self:66t payload:103.6t max/gross:126.10t (135t Limited) Engine Progress Sich D-27 13,800shp*4 Cf:42kl cruise/max 0.68-0.70(750-800km/h)/M=0.73 Zc=12,000m RC 1490m/min Range:3,800km(P/L 35t) 5,000km(P/L 30t) 7,400km(P/L 20t) Lto:600m/Min Lld:900m/Min Crew:3+2 loadmasters Passenger:110 to 300 when second deck installed 1st successful flight 1997/04/24

Boeing C-17 Span:51.76m Length:53.04m Height:16.79m Weight self:--t payload:76,65t max/gross:126.10t Engine P-W F117-PW100 14,460kg*4 Cf:102.61kl cruise/max M=0.74/0.77 Zc=--m RC --m/min Range:4,630km(Max P/L) Lto:2,360m Lld:915m Crew:2 Passenger:102

JT Jet Tanker KC-10 1 squadron 2 airplanes

We need air refuelling airplane, KC-10 is one of most large get tanker. It could refuelling over 90t gas where 1000km far from airbase. We use passenger type DC-10-30 for this mission.

Boeing MD KC-10 Span:50.47m Length:55.55m Height:17.7m Weight self/109.354t cargo P/L 76.66t gross/max:265.5t Engine: GE CF-6-50C2 23,625kg*3 Cf:160.5t Cruise 470-510kt/10,700m Zc=12,700m Range:3,800nm(max payload) 6,000nm (P/L 45.4t) 8,600nm(max fuel) Lto: 2,590m Ltd:760m Crew:3 to 6 Passenger 350 1st Flight:1980/07/12

Rescue

Vertical Cargo Rescue　VC-8　１squadron 5 planes

"ThunderBird 2" like VSTOL cargo plane. Cabin :W 3.25m H3m L12m, that is shape uped "Mill Mi-26 Halo" body which attached "MV-22 Osprey" technology. Floats are added both side and front, tires are raised up within them. 1/4 of wing is fixed, 3/4 tilt with props. Five brades propeller reduces noise and saves fuel. Front mounted engines are connected with shaft to rear engine. In case STOL Landing leave and VTOL Landing arrive, Payload 12.5t and 2000km range. That makes quite suitable to self-loaded hospital bus or any other vehecles, or 100 passengers, to carry anywhere which have 50m square ground directly.

Bell/Mill Joint Structured VSTOL plane (of cource, not exists.) Span:25m Length:22.5m Height:8m Roter dia:9.2m Weight self:24.5t gross:38t Max:50t Engine tuned T406 6,670shp*3 Vmax;720km/h cruise 600-667km/h Cf:15kl+13kl Rc=---m/min Zc=8,000m P/L 25t Range;2200nm(Max fuel) 1100nm(P/L 12.5t) 500nm(P/L 20t)Lto:0, 300-1500m Ltd:0, 400-1000m Crew/Passenger 4/100 (AS Expected)

WB Water Bomber Tuned CL-415EX 1 squadron 8 airplanes

"Area 8" have no bomber except water-bombers. It is suitable for forest fire or large town fire. Where located near waters or sea, CL-415 could pump up 6 tons water at only 12 second at flying the surface of the water. Then spread waters for burning area. It could use as chemical extinguisher, so suitable for chemical industries complex.
CL-415 is a flying boat, so suitable for sea rescue and lifesaving. Its maximum cruise speed is 325km/h, slower as today's airplane, but much faster than helicopter.
Sukhoi(Beriev) Be-200 TurboFan flying boat also have water bomber type model.

(2006/01/28) Area 8th wants all-weather and Oceanic shipplane which could refuelling with KC-10, so tuned up in shaped up main wing and body, 5 blades propeller, all-weather rader, superred seeker,. It maybe excellent and economic firebomber ship plane, Ithink.

Tuned-Up Canadair CL-415 Span:30.0m Length:20.5m Height:9.25 Weight self:13.5t gross:22.0t Engine P-W PW126A 2,650shp*2 Vmax;cruise 400-450km/h Cf:8.0kl Rc=450m/min Zc=7,500m Range;3,400km(ferry) Lto:800m Crew/Passenger 2/30 (As Expected)

Canadair CL-415 Span:28.63m Length:19.82m Height:8.98m Weight self:12.86t gross:19.89t Engine P-W PW123AF 2,580shp*2 Vmax;cruise 325-365km/h Cf:6.13kl Rc=420m/min Zc=6,100m Range;2430km(ferry) Lto:823m Crew/Passenger 2/30 1st Flight 1989/06/08

MTCR Mid Range Transporter/Cargo/Rescue VC-22 2 squadron 12 airplanes

VC-22 costs approximately $60-70M, very expensive V/STOL airplane. Its pilot needed to have both aiplane and helicopter license.
But it has quite excellent ability than helicopter. Twice faster, twice range, better all-weather ability and more comfortable than helicopter. It could arrive faster for every place, every time, every weather. Payload amounts Inner/5t or Outer/7t. One squadron (20 VC-22) could carry 360 persons or about 75 tons materials at one flight.

Bell/Boeing V-22 Span:15.52m Length:17.47m Height:6.9m Weight empty:15.03t gross:21.54t(VTOL) 24.95t Engine Allison T406-AD-400 6,150shp*2 Vmax;509km/h Rc=707m/min Zc=7,924m Range;1235nm Crew/Passenger 4/24 1st Flight 1989/03/19

SHS Short Range Patrol/Rescue EH101/ASW 2 squadron 12 helicopters

EH101 is mid/large sized, faster and long-ranged helicopter. It have excellent performance that Metropolitan Police Department (Keishi-cho, Tokyo, Japan) selected and introduced.
It could lift 30 passengers and 1 steward/stewardess with 600km range. Or in case cargo,EH-101 has 6 tons of Payload. It is one of most excellent big-size helicoptor, in the beginning of 21th century. EH-101 has many variations for militaly/naval use. Illustrated ASW model could attach four torpedo and fourty sonobuoy. Of cource it could use for rescue.

EHI EH-101 Merlin RotorDia:18.59mD Span:-- Length:22.81m Height:6.65m Weight self:9.3-10.5t max/gross:14.8t Engine GE T700-T6A 1,714shp*2 Cf:--kl Vmax 309km/h Cruise 278km/h Zc=--0m Range:926-1158km 1st flight 1987/10/09

SHCR Short Range Cargo/Rescue BK117 2 squadron 12 helicopters

When any big disaster occurs,usually helicoptors could work one of most active part of rescue. Also, at every case helicoptor numbers are insufficiency and not systematizationed.
Since EH-101 is excellent but expensive ($30M-40M?), so it is effective to get smaller helicoptors. I selected Kawasaki BK-117FBW (or advanced variation Eurocoptor EC-145 ). It costs $5M-6M. It attached fly-by-wire system, GPS, AVR. One of typical technologies prepaired to comfortable and more safety flight.

Kawasaki BK117FBW(Or Eurocopter EC-145) RotorDia:11m BodySpan:1.85m (Width:3.12m) Length:13.03m Height:3.85m Weight self:1.74t max/gross:3.3t P/L 1.5-1.7t Engine Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 750shp*2 Cf:0.7t Vmax 278km/h Cruise 247km/h Zc=5300-5480m Range:525km Endurance:3.5h/Max Fuel Seat:8-11 1st flight 1992/10/02

Chambers on Waters

RMS Rescue Mother Ship 　1 Vessel

When any large scale disaster happens, usually roads and/or bridges had damaged. Then many rescue vehicles could not execute their mission. But for many (or almost all) domestic rescues could not prepair enough amount of helicopters or heliport for such a disaster.

Helicopter Boats accommodate and maintain VC-22 and EH101. No catapult or arresting wire attached for Area 8 specifications. They are Rescue Mother Ships. They could bring many rescue cars, fire engines, hospital cars, power shovel, bulldozers and any type of vehicles required. "VC-8" could carry these vehecles directry on the spot. (Area 8 have no tank or self‐propelled gun.) They have the function of data-link center and the headquarters of Disaster Relief. They have 1000 to 1500 passenger's temporary cabin, hospitals. I think these type ships are much more effective for rescue or relief than battle.

"Incat" like Resque Mother Ship Beam:40m Length:200m Displacement:19,500t Engine Turbine ---shp*2 Vmax;40kt Armament: none (Expected Spec)

RF Hospital Ship 2 Vessels

High speed hospital and rescue ship, 3 oparating rooms, 2 X-ray rooms, 1 MRI room, 1 Dentists room, 3 pharmacy, 3 insentive care rooms, 100 beds for patients, 200 general passenger beds, expected. Some emergency vehecles transportable.

Hospital Ship Beam:36m Length:175m Displacement:15,000t Engine Turbine ---shp*2 Vmax;35kt Armament: none (Expected Spec)

CS Multirole Crane Ship 2 Vessels

Could use "Lift on/off deckship", submarine rescues, cargo ship, tanker, oceanographic reserch ship and any other purposes with its 150t crane. Illustrated small LCU like boat has 6m *25m deck which could carry rescue vehicles, power shovel, bus and hospital car. And it is light draw, so it fitted to transport through river or canal.

Crane Ship Beam:32m Length:120m Displacement:5,000t (max:9,000t) Engine turbine+electric ---shp2 Vmax;40kt 150t crane1 Armament: none (Expected Spec)

PS Pier Ship 2 vessels

In case there are no pier near the stricken area, or could not use by the reason of destructed, or could not use electricity, use this ship for as a temporary pier. 150m of automatic extend ramp attached in head, and taked-on bulldozer and power shovel made run-way. That intended to offer a port to other cargo ship or ferry boat for long term, and itself could bring assistance vehecles or freight.
This ship also effective to those who have their esacpe cut off by volcano or fire.

Pier Ship Beam:40m Length:160m Displacement:6,950t Engine Diesel ---shp*2 Vmax;25kt Armament: none (Expected Spec)

PHD Patrol/Rescue boat with heliport 3 Vessels

This is a all weather patrol vessel with most systemized rescue/emergency equipments. It can provide two helicopters in hanger. It have advanced rader system, infrared sensors, sonars. Thesse are the great help for many kind of rescue activities.

Patrol/Rescue boat Beam:35m Length:125m Displacement:4,950t Engine Turbine ----shp2 (Water-Jet4) Vmax;40kt+ Crew:160 Armament: 76mm ODP DP, 20mm CIWS2, M61 20mm G.Gun2, RGM-84 Harpoon2 launcher and capture net catapult and 12.7mm G.Gun attached in each manipulators, 12 cell missile launcher2 for SAM SSM SUM RAM (Expected Spec)

Patrol/Rescue boat Beam:20m Length:100m Displacement:2,450t Engine Turbine ----shp2 (Water-Jet4) Vmax;33kt+ Crew:100 Armament: 76mm ODP DP, 20mm CIWS2, 4 cell missile launcher4 for SAM SSM SUM RAM (Expected Spec)

PBC Patrol/Rescue boat with heliport 12 Vessels

High speed catamaran with heliport and hunger for two Ka-27 class smaller helicopters. Of corse V-22 or EH101 available to take-on/off. That means well heliport-network prepaired for this coast guard. Both side deck have winches and life jackets. Life boats are stored its upper hatches with throwers. Exhaust funnel are cooled with circulate-water radiator to make disable for infrared seekers. Shoulder manipulator which have capture net catapult is quite effective to catch poacher. It is suitable for high-speed patrol and quik rescue.

Patrol boat Beam:20m Length:60m Displacement:500t Engine Turbine 5,000shp2 (Water-Jet4) Vmax;Over 44kt Armament:capture net catapult and 12.7mm G.Gun or water gun attachable in manipulator 8 cell missile launcher for SAM/SSM/SUM in deck (Expected Spec)

SHC Short Range Patrol/Rescue Ka-27PS 36 helicopters

Kamov Ka-27 was desighned to USSR NAVY, as shipbone anti-submarine and multirole helicoptor. It has co-axial twin loter and shaped smaller dimentions, suitable for small heli-boat. Mounted under-nose rader, dipping soner and disposable sonovuoys attacheable, all-weather ASW helicopter.

Kamov Ka-27 (NATO CODE "Helix") RotorDia:15.9m BodySpan:1.32m Length:11.3m Main wheel span:3.5m Height:5.5m Weight self:6.5t max12.0t /gross:11.0t P/L 0.8-4t(Ka-32 Passeger type) Engine Istov TV3-117 2225shp*2 Cf:432kg Vmax 260km/h Cruise 205km/h Ceiling=3500-4000m Range:800km (980km/Ferry) Endurance:4.5hrs Crew:3 Passenger 16/Max Armament: 2 torpendoes /55mm rocket pod or 4 ATGM 7.6mm Gun/ 30mm Canon 1st flight 1978/--/--?

ETS Experimental Trainer Submarine ULA class 2 Vessels

Norden NAVY's excellent corstal submarine. It is small and quit quiet, so suitable for experience for anti-submarine training or experience. Needed to have many kind of prop notes generator.

Coastal Submarine Ula Beam:5.4m Length:59m Displacement:1,150t Engine diesels2 6000hp+electric moter Vmax; 23kt Armament:8.21inche Torpendo tubes8 (18 torppendoes) assembled in Germany

Ice Breaker 1 vessel

Reaque and reserch in Northern Pacific. Not for suitable Antarctic Ocean, because it is rather smaller as an Icebreaker. Small submarine and rescue boats are available and snow vehecle or snow-mobile will be prepaired for mission.

Coastal Icebreaker Beam:13.5m Length:77m Displacement:2,750t Engine diesel 3,600shp3+electric moter Vmax; 22kt . Icebreaking hull; 1m ice at 3 knots, 2 m/max Armament: gun base4 for water gun or Stinger or Granade launcher or 12.7mm MG Crew:20+Staff:30 (As expected Spec)

MRS Multirole Research and Surveyer 2 vessels

It is suitable for long range operations, and could reserch various kind of ocean objects.

Multirole Research and Survey ship Beam:27.5m Length:100m Displacement:5,000t Engine diesel 2,500shp*4+electric moter Vmax; 20kt Armament:none Crew:20+Staff:40 (As expected Spec)

THC Training Cutter 2 Vessels

Indeed, this is a patrol cutter named "Training". Average four sea accidents per day in this area, vessels are very required when member ships are send to stricken area. It shaped conventional style, so it is rather handly than other ships. Not only patrol or rescue, but also events or survey are suitable. Phased-array rader and many electric sensors are capable. A hanger for two helicopters builded in.

Training/Patrol/Rescue Cutter Beam:10m Length:100m Displacement:2,250t Engine Turbine 5,500shp2 VCmax;20kt+ Crew:50+Passenger(pupils) 100, Armament: Water gun4 76mm ODP DP1, Gun Base6 for 12.7mm M.Gun, CIWS base2 mounted, 12 cell missile launcher2 with Fire controller, jammer and torpendo countermeasure, manipulater*2 with capture net catapult and 12.7mm M.Gun (Expected Spec)

Chariots of Clouds

Tactic Class Patrol Planes

Airbone Multirole Surveyor AMS-8 (B737-900) １squadron 2 airplanes

Mixed Rader systems of S-3 "Biking", E-3 "Sentry", E-8A "Joint stars" in B-737-900 body, with super-red seekers. It could use multirole warning system with a few airplanes.

Boeing 737-900 Span:34.31m Length:39.47m Height:12.50m Weight empty/41.15t gross/max:78.2/79.0t Engine: CMFI CFM56-7B27 121.4kN*2 Cf:26kl Cruise 834km Zc=12,500m Range:5,000km Lto: ----m Ltd:---- payload:20.24t Crew:2 Passenger max 177-189

PT Airbone and Surface Surveyor and Trainer CRJ-200LR/AWS 1 squadron 2 airplanes

In later 1980th year, Gulfstream made a aew from Challenger business jet, SRA-1, SRA-4 and SMA-3. That was successor U.S.NAVY's ERA-3B. It occupied for India Air Force, Denmark and Japan.
Painted is similar equipment attached CRJ-200 Long Range. It maybe well comfortable than patrol-shipplane. Suitable for resque and trainer plane, of cource.

Bombardier CRJ-200LR Span:21.2m Length:26.7m Height:6.2m Weight self/13.74t gross/max:24.04t Engine: GE CF34-3B1s 41.0kN*2 Cf:6.5t Cruise 785km to 850km Zc=12,500m Range:3,715km(max payload and passengers) Lto: 1920m Ltd:1480m payload:5.4t Crew:2 Passenger max 52 1st Flight:1991/05/10

MTC　Multirole Patrol and Resque　ANYE-8　１squadron 5 airplanes

Available for domestic airport, can use for rescue, transport, patrol purpose. This is re-designed based on Avro-Anson, a famous transporter and surveyor, which used till 1970's. Attachable 7.7mm gun in back, and quite wide windows may helps to serch.

Re-Designed Avro Anson Span:18.0m Length:16.75m Height:4.6m Weight vide:2.75t max/gross:5.5t P/L 2.5t Engine --- 750shp2 Vmax;cruise 300-400km/h/3000m Rc=--m/min Zc=5,000m Range;800km(MaxP/L) 1,250km(MaxFuel) Lto:600m Lld:550m Armament: 7.7mm Gun1 Crew/Passenger 2+1/4(As Imaged)

Multirole Support Fighter/ Intercepter / Fire Fighter FA08 1squadron 25 airplanes

Multirole fighter, which has big payload, so it maybe suitable for fire fighter with chemical extinguishment bombs. When helicopters could not approach near the fire, like petrochemical factory, off course, it could work as a interceptor, attacker and recon.

Span:11m Length:15m Height:4.5m Weight empty:8t max:16t Engine 8,000kg1 (A/B 12,000kg) Vmax M=1.1/SL M=2/high Zc=16,000m RC ----m/min Combat radius:1000nm Range:2,500nm Armament:(As Fire bomber)Fire bombs 4t , (As Multirole Fighter/Attacker) M61 20mm G.Gun1(500 rds), + AAM*2 to 8 (as expected spec)

Training School

Embraer EMB-312 Tucano 5 airplanes

Brazilian turbo-prop basic to advanced class trainer. It could fly over 9000m altitude, rather slower speed is suitable for seek victims on high mountain or sea. EMB-312 had exported to Algentina, Egypt, Iran, Paraguai, Peru, Royal-Air-Force (developped by Shorts) and Venezuera.

Span:11.14m Length:9.86m Height:3.40m Weight self:1.80t max3.17t Engine P&WC PT6A-25C 750shp*1 Cf:0.7kl Vmax 242kt Ceiling:9145m RC 680m/min Range:1000nm Armament:1t (EMB-312) 1st flight 1980/08/16

Il-103 5 airplanes

Usually, militaly specked trainer airplane are too expensive than civil use lightplanes. So I thought used Cessna lightplanes are suitable for this airbase, But I found Il-103, which costs only $250,000, 1/10 of usual trainer. It have enough accessory to learn flight, and attached quite good footwork like acrobat airplane. It could turn 8 second 85m radius at 240km/h, bear +6/-3G. Though it have not newest avionics, it has quite attractive cost and basic functions.

Ilyushin Il-103 10.56m Length:8.00m Height:3.13m Weight empty:0.9t max/gross:1.28t Engine Teledyne Continental IO-360-ES 210hp*1 Cf:200l Vmax: 340km Cruise:210-225km Zc=3,000m RC 190m/min Range:800km Lto:380 Lld:320m Crew:2 1st Flight:1994/04/17

Epilogue

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

(Matthew 5:9)

Do you know the name of this bomber?
Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a gigantic bomber for nuclear bomb. Span;70m Length;49m Height;14m Weight;186t.
The point of problem is its naming and concept for peace. Could you associate "sons of God" or angel from this bomber?

I could not believe this monster could make peace but the inferno.

One year ago, the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks New York City ,Washington,D.C.

Following operations in Afgan, many human life losted "to make peace". Bombing and/or terrorism use on the pretext of making peace, "Battle of Justice" and "Holy War". I think that Jesus Christ did not spoke such a way to make peace. How do you think about this matter?

I made this content with such a mind or problem.
"Area Eighth" Minimum Defense ability and Maximum Rescue and Relief ability. You maybe think that it needed much money to make such a Force?
This Airbase/Force acquirement costs less than one nuclear powered aircraft carrier and its shipplanes.
This Airbase/Force acquirement costs less than one year national defense expenditure of Japan.

It is not impossible to make "Area 8" at effective points on the earth. I think 21th century "Force" is such a real "Force" to save and protect human lives.

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