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AB-121E Nightshade ABX | |
TAEC F/A-25E Phoenix | |
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Role | Advanced Stealth Strategic Bomber |
National Origin | Californian Empire |
Manufacturer | Triax Aeronautics Engineering Corporation |
First Flight | 7 September 2xxx |
Introduction | 15 December 2xxx |
Status | In service |
Primary Users | Californian Empire |
Produced | 2xxx-2xxx |
Number Built | 1,108 (8 test and 1,100 operation aircraft) |
Program Cost | Đ31.1 billion CES ($66.7 billion USD) |
Unit Cost | Đ69.77 million CES ($150 million USD) |
Developed From | TAEC F/A-24D Wraith, TAEC YF-25 |
Developed Into | TAEC F/A-25A, F/A-25B/C, F/A-25D, F/A-25E/F |
Variants | TAEC F/A-25A Viper, F/A-25B/C Strike Viper, F/A-25D Fighting Phoenix, F/A-25E/F Strike Phoenix |
Contents
Overview
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Role: Advanced Stealth Strategic Bomber
- Crew: 1
- Length: 58 ft. (17.68 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft. (12.5 m)
- Wing area: 804.72 ft² (74.76 m²)
- Height: 18.5 ft. (5.63 m)
- Empty weight: 41,500 lb. (18,830 kg)
- Loaded weight: 63,140 lb. (28,640 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 81,800 lb. (37,100 kg)
- Powerplant: 2x AviaTech Dynamics FX1250-AD-25E fluid thrust vectoring low bypass turbofans
- Dry Thrust: 19,000 (84.5 kN) lbs each
- Thrust with afterburner: 30,000+ lbs (133.45 kN) each
- Fuel Capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (12,000 kg) with two external fuel tanks
Performance
- Maximum Speed:
- At altitude: Mach 2.6 with full afterburner
- Supercruise: Mach 2.2
- Range: 1,800 miles (2,900 km) (full combat load)
- Combat radius: 410 nmi (with 100 nmi in supercruise) (470 mi, 760 km)
- Ferry range: 4,100 miles (6,600 km)
- Service Ceiling: 73,000 ft. (22.25 km)
- Wing loading: 78.4 lb/ft² (383 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.95
- Maximum design g-load: -7/+13 g
- Initial Climb Rate: 45,000 ft/min (13,700 m/min)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 20mm internal rotary cannon
- Air to air loadout:
- 6 × AIM-120 AMRAMM carried in Secondary bays
- 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder carried in internal bays
- Air to ground loadout:
- 2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
- 2 × AIM-120 AMRAAM
- 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder
- Hardpoints 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 U.S. gallon [wikipedia:Drop_tank|drop tanks]] or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg).
Avionics
- Advanced Radar Detection System (ARADS) Integrated RADAR system incorporating a LPI AESA RADAR and passive detection systems.
- AN/AAR-73 Missile Launch Detection (MLD)
- Radar warning receiver (RWR) 450 nmi (833.40 km) or more detection range
- Infrared Tracking System
- Multipurpose Tactical Datalink
- Tandem LADAR/LIDAR sensors
- LADAR scrambling systems
- IR Dazzlers
- Multi-function physical countermeasures (chaff, flares) release system
- Multi-function ECM/ECCM systems
- Laser Inertial Navigation Systems
- GPS receiver
- Slat L-band arrays for IFF
- SDX-105 Multifunctional Integrated Digital Electronic System (MIDES)