PBNA PAA-22

PAA-22 "Rață"
PAA-22"Rață" in flight
Role	Attack Helicopter
National origin	Pavulturilor
Manufacturer	Pavulturilori National Aviation Bureau
Designer	Pavulturilori National Aviation Bureau
First flight	November 13, 2020
Introduction	August 24, 2022
Status	In service
Primary users	Paleocacherian Army New Gandorian Army Paleocacherian Navy Creeperian Army
Produced	2022–present
Number built	292
Unit cost	₪52,500,000

The PAA-22 "Rață" is a Pavulturilori twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, coaxial rotor system and a side-by-side cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition, night vision, and thermal imagery systems.

Operators

Nation		Branch	Count	In service
	Pavulturilor	Pavulturilori Army	24	2021-present
		Pavulturilori Navy	12	2022-present
	Paleocacher	Paleocacherian Army	100	2021-present
		Paleocacherian Navy	30	2021-present
	New Gandor	New Gandorian Army	50	2022-present
	Akvarelusus	Akvarelian Air Force	10	2022-present
	Eleutherios	Federal Air Corps of Eleutherios	6	2022-present
	Karimun	Karimunese Navy	10	2022-present
	Creeperopolis	Creeperian Army	25	2022-present
	Monsilva	Monsilvan Army	5	2022-present
		Monsilvan Navy	8	2022-present
		Monsilvan Air Force	2	2022-present
	Rakhman	Rakhmani Army	21	TBD-present

Spesifications

Data from Pavulturilori National Aviation Bureau

General charachteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
• Height: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
• Empty weight: 7,700 kg (16,976 lb)
• Gross weight: 9,800 kg (21,605 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 10,800 kg (23,810 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Soltem ST-2500 turboshaft engines, 1,800 kW (2,400 shp) each
• Main rotor diameter: 2 × 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
• Main rotor area: 330.3 m2 (3,555 sq ft) contra-rotating 3-bladed main rotors

Preformance

• Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)
• Cruise speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
• Range: 545 km (339 mi, 294 nmi)
• Combat range: 470 km (290 mi, 250 nmi)
• Ferry range: 1,160 km (720 mi, 630 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 12 m/s (2,400 ft/min)
• Disk loading: 30 kg/m2 (6.1 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30mm Autocannon
• Hardpoints: 6× underwing hardpoints

Rockets

• Several types of rocket pods (6× hardpoints)

Missiles

Air to Air

• 6× Piton3/4/5 AAM's (6× hardpoints)
• 12× Piton3/4/5 AAM's (double-rack, 6× hardpoints)

Air to Ground

• 30× BR-2 Mustrare ATGM's (5× per hardpoint, 6× hardpoints)
• 6× AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile ARM (6× hardpoints)