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− | .. | + | The F-4 is armed with the same cannon as the F-2 and F-3, but with significantly more ammo to facilitate strafing runs. Additionally, the F-4 has ten hardpoints that can carry 1,000kg each, of bombs or missiles. This allows the F-4 to serve as a powerful strike bomber or a AA missile carrier and serve as a mediocre air superiority fighter, but lacks the speed to be an interceptor. |
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− | + | The F-4's avionics suite includes the same powerful 360* search RADAR as the F-3, with a range of nearly 500 km, the same Fly-by-wire system of the F-2 and F3, and a decent jamming system. Finally, the F-4 includes a forward IR sensor for the AA-2 "Bolt" or AA-4 "Hydra" missiles. | |
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== |
Latest revision as of 20:01, 4 September 2007
Design
The F-4 "Flamberge" was designed to replace the older CF-14 strike fighters in the Air force, and provide the navy with a viable strike plane to supplement the F/A-16. It was not made to replace the F/A-15, but to supplement it as a cheaper alternative.
Airframe
The F-4 is based on a larger version of the airframe of the F-2, to allow for a larger payload.
Powerplant
The F-4 uses the powerful Hyperion engines used in every JEC fighter to date.
Armament
The F-4 is armed with the same cannon as the F-2 and F-3, but with significantly more ammo to facilitate strafing runs. Additionally, the F-4 has ten hardpoints that can carry 1,000kg each, of bombs or missiles. This allows the F-4 to serve as a powerful strike bomber or a AA missile carrier and serve as a mediocre air superiority fighter, but lacks the speed to be an interceptor.
Avionics
The F-4's avionics suite includes the same powerful 360* search RADAR as the F-3, with a range of nearly 500 km, the same Fly-by-wire system of the F-2 and F3, and a decent jamming system. Finally, the F-4 includes a forward IR sensor for the AA-2 "Bolt" or AA-4 "Hydra" missiles.
Specifications
- Type: Strike Fighter
- Length: 22 m
- Wingspan: 17 m
- Height: 6 m
- Propulsion: 2 "Hyperion" Afterburning, 3D Thrust Vectoring Turbofan (200 kN dry, 250 kN wet each) (each weighs ~2,000 kg)
- Total Net Thrust: 400 kN dry, 500 kN wet
- Empty Weight: 15,000 kg
- Maximum Take-Off Weight: 40,000 kg
- Minimum Fuel Weight: 10,000 kg
- Maximum Fuel Weight: 14,000 kg internal, up to 10,000 kg external, up to 24,000 kg total
- Normal Payload: 11,000 kg
- Maximum Payload: 11,000 kg
- Normal Combat Weight: 40,000 kg
- Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 1.02 dry, 1.27 wet
- Combat Range: 900 km without drop tanks
- Ferry Range: 5,600 km with drop tanks, 3,200 km without drop tanks
- Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 15 km
- Maximum Altitude: 17 km
- Cruising Speed: Mach .8 at sea level, Mach 1.1 at altitude
- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.0 at sea level, Mach 1.6 at altitude
- Crew: 1
- Armaments:
- 30x164 mm cannon
- 46 kg cannon mass
- 2,385 rounds (400 g each, 954 kg total)
- 1,500 RPM rate of fire each
- 10 underwing hardpoints for up to 1,000 kg each (capable of supporting one (1) 1,000 kg drop tank, one (1) 1,000 kg bomb, two (2) 500 kg bombs, or 4 AAMs, all guided or unguided, each)
- 30x164 mm cannon
- Fly By Wire System
- 6 redundant boards each with 2 JP500M processors and 8 GiB RAM on JHB
- at least 3 are always active, two calculating data and the third comparing results of the other two to counter non-fatal errors
- 6 redundant boards each with 2 JP500M processors and 8 GiB RAM on JHB
Price
- 30 million credits to manufacture
- 35 million credits for sale