【9月2日】看軍聞學英語
■泰戈爾
原文:
The U.S. Army has formally introduced the MV-75, its next-generation assault aircraft developed under the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The Army created FLRAA to replace or supplement the UH-60 Black Hawk, a helicopter that has served as the backbone of Army aviation since the late 1970s but was never designed for the long-range, high-speed demands of modern warfare.
The defining feature of the MV-75 is its tiltrotor configuration. Unlike conventional helicopters, the aircraft’s rotors rotate between vertical and horizontal positions. This allows it to take off and land like a helicopter while flying at airplane-like speeds once airborne.
That design produces a substantial increase in performance. The MV-75 is expected to cruise at speeds around 300 miles per hour, significantly faster than the UH-60 Black Hawk, which typically cruises at roughly 180 miles per hour.
Range improvements are equally significant. The aircraft is designed to travel much greater distances without refueling, enabling operations across theaters like the In-do-Pacific, where long distances between bases pose operational challenges.
中譯:
美國陸軍已正式推出MV-75,這是其在「未來長程攻擊機」(FLRAA)計畫下開發的新一代攻擊機。陸軍建立未來長程攻擊機計畫是為了取代或補充UH-60「黑鷹」直升機;黑鷹直升機自1970年代末以來,一直是陸軍航空兵的中堅力量,但其設計初衷並非為了應對現代戰爭中長航程、高速度的需求。
MV-75的核心特徵是其傾轉旋翼配置。與傳統直升機不同,該飛行器的旋翼可以在垂直與水平位置之間轉動。這使它能像直升機一樣起降,一旦升空,則能以類似定翼飛機的速度飛行。
這種設計帶來了性能上的實質提升,MV-75 的巡航時速預計可達300英里,遠高於UH-60 黑鷹直升機約180英里的時速。
航程的進步同樣顯著。該飛行器設計用於在不加油的情況下飛行更遠的距離,使其能在印太地區等戰場執行任務,因為該地區基地之間的長距離對作戰構成了極大挑戰。
-關鍵軍語-
※tiltrotor configuration:傾轉旋翼配置