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K.P.S.-2904 "Hermes" Airborne early warning and control © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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Preliminary design (brief description of the work).

SUBJECT: Creazione e progettazione di velivoli di preallarme, sorveglianza a terra e controllo.
Design & study: Konstantinos Panitsidis


Declaration
The K.P.S. projects have been studied in detail. However, in this presentation, the three-view drawings, as well as the results of the calculations, have undergone a partial, deliberate distortion to discourage the production of counterfeit copies.

 

The Hermes 2904 is based on Yetos and is an AWACS type of aircraft, with a 6 member crew, consisted of captain, co-pilot, control-officer, information-officer and radar operator.

It's equipped with advanced surveillance systems for observation of land vehicles and surface naval ships.

It has advanced ECM and ECCM, active and passive and powerful computer stations.

 

K.P.S.-2904 "Hermes" Airborne early warning and control

 

EQUIPMENT: Observes terrestrial vehicles and surface ships. Incorporates advanced ECM and ECCM active and passive systems and Computer hardware.

Radar: Detection range  320-350 km, height 0-30 km, azimuth 360 degrees, target detected range 200 km. Number of detected and tracked targets 120/240. 

AIRPLANE INTERIOR LAYOUT: Four operator crew consisting of two air traffic controller Officers, one information's center Officer and a radar operation Officer.

 


Three-view drawing

K.P.S.-2904 "Hermes" Airborne early warning and control



 


Technical specifications

DESIGNER Panitsidis K. (K.P.S.-Project)
COUNTRY Greece
TYPE Airborne early warning and control
CREW 3
POWER-PLANT Two P&W 123AF (TVD-7-117) turboprop engines
Power, h.p. 2x2.714
Power-to-weight ratio (maximum) 0,26
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
20,80
Height, m
6,0
Wing span, m
27,50
Wing area m2
108,00
LANDING GEAR
Retractable lading gears with a double nese wheel an two wheels in line on the main gears. 
Wheel base, m
6,00 
Wheel trac, m
4,95
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 21.555
Normal take-off, kg 17.244
Empty aircraft, kg 12.884
Internal fuel, kg 5.388
Payload, kg 8.000
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 550
Cruising speed, km/h
600
Patrol speed, km/h
370
Maximum overload, g
+3,5 / -1,5
Rate of climb, m/min
-
Service ceiling, m until 8.500
Take-off distamce, m  
775
Landing distance, m
620
Range, km
3.024
Combat range, km -
Endurance, h
12,4
ARMAMENT Doesn't have (defensive).