Monday 10 August 2020

An Independent Navy For An Independent Nation: The Pegasus

  
 
 
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a useful load of at least four long tons.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a high main wing.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have folding outer wings.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a boat hull.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be corrosion resistant.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be constructed to naval aircraft survivability standards.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a crash worthy structure.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have turboprop propulsion.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have dual pilot controls.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be easily maintained in austere locations.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a range of at least three and a half thousand nautical miles in ferry configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a range of at least two thousand nautical miles in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have an endurance of at least eight hours in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have an aircraft classification number of four or less.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to take off or land within half a mile on land or sea.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to take off or land in conditions up to Sea State Four.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to launch from or recover aboard a flying ship.
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have a rear cargo ramp.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to air drop cargo and parachutists.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to accommodate LD3 cargo containers.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to accommodate passenger seats.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall have under wing hard points wired for delivery of weapons and other items.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to accommodate the same aeromedical evacuation systems as the Centaurus and Perseus aeroplanes and the Hermes and Hercules helicopters.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to accommodate the same modular workstations as the Perseus aeroplane and the Hermes helicopter.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped,within the boat hull,with the same Medium Range Radar as the Hermes helicopter,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped with the same camera turret as the Centaurus and Perseus aeroplanes and Hermes and Hercules helicopters,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped with the same Magnetic Anomally Detector as Perseus aeroplane and the Hermes helicopter,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped with the same communications systems as the Hermes helicopter,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped with the same Three Eighths Inch Machine Gun as the Hermes and Hercules helicopters,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped with pollution detection systems,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be equipped with Search And Rescue equipment,when in patrol configuration.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be operated by the Royal Flying Corps.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be operated by the Royal Naval Air Service.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to Her Majesty's Waterguard Service.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the National Health Service.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the Foreign Office.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the Home Office.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the Royal Mail.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the Ordnance Survey.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the Environment Agency.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to the Marine Management Organisation.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be chartered to Marine Scotland.
 
 
Picture: Grand Logistics
 
The Pegasus shall be used to train aircrew for the Perseus and Centaurus aeroplanes.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for light transport.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for mail delivery and collection.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for medical evacuation.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for land surveillance.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for sea surveillance.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for range safety.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for pollution detection.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for oil spill response.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be used for Search And Rescue.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall patrol the United Kingdom's Search And Rescue Region.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall patrol the United Kingdom's Exclusive Economic Zones.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall support the United Kingdom's Overseas Territories,many of which are not accessible by fixed wing land planes.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Great Britain to Gibraltar.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Gibraltar to Cyprus.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Cyprus to Diego Garcia.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Diego Garcia to Singapore.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Singapore to Brunei.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Gibraltar to Ascension Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Ascension Island to Saint Helena.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Saint Helena to Tristan da Cunha.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Tristan da Cunha to South Georgia.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from South Georgia to Adelaide Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Adelaide Island to East Falkland.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from East Falkland to Ducie Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Ducie Island to Belize.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Belize to Grand Cayman.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Grand Cayman to West Caicos.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from West Caicos to Beef Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Beef Island to Montserrat.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Montserrat to Anguilla.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Anguilla to Bermuda.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall be able to fly from Bermuda to Great Britain.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Great Britain.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Gibraltar.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Cyprus.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Diego Garcia.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Ascension Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Saint Helena.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from South Georgia.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Adelaide Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from East Falkland.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Ducie Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Grand Cayman.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from West Caicos.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Beef Island.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall operate from Bermuda.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace four Beechcraft Avengers of the Royal Navy.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace five EMB-500 Phenom 100 of the Royal Air Force.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace nine Britten-Norman Defenders of the Royal Air Force.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace six Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders of the Royal Air Force.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace four Vulcanair P68Rs of the National Police Air Service.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace two Beechcraft King Air B200s of Her Majesty's Coastguard.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace two Cessna 404 Titans of the Ordnance Survey.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace two Reims Cessna F-406 Caravan IIs of the Environment Agency.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace two Reims Cessna F-406 Caravan IIs of the Marine Management Organisation.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace two Reims Cessna F-406 Caravan IIs of Marine Scotland.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace two Beechcraft King Air B200Cs of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
 
 
 
The Pegasus shall replace Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders of the Falkland Islands Government Air Service.