LMI-17 Thrush
The LMI-17 Thrush was a replacement for the LMI-4 Tern uncrewed combat aerial vehicle, which was still retained for service off of cruisers in the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy. Both UCAV were designed by Lyme and Martens Industries of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland. It was much larger than its predecessor and with a significantly greater payload.
The LMI-17 Thrush will eventually be replaced by the LMI-30 Wyvern, although it is presumed the older UCAV will remain in service as long as the DAS-2 Spectre does.
LMI-17
Function: Uncrewed fighter-bomber
Current models: LMI-17, LMI-17.2
Service designations: (-17): DFA.1; (-17.2): DFA.2
Cost
(-17): $27.5 million
(-17.2): $27.65 million
Wings: Span: 15.03m (folds to 6.8m)
Fuselage: Length: 12.01m; height: 1.83m
Powerplant: IMW ATG-18F (F67) augmented turbofan
Mass
(-17): Empty: 8230kg; clean: 14955kg; maximum take-off: 18200kg
(-17.2): Empty: 8392kg; clean: 15138kg; maximum take-off: 18200kg
Performance
Speed: economic cruise: Mach 0.85; supercruise: Mach 1.36; maximum: Mach 1.72+
Range: (-17) 2400km+, (-17.2) 2200km+
Weapons
(-17): FN MAG58 7.62mm machine gun (200 rounds)
(-17.2): RINO ACA.41 30mm autocannon (125 rounds)
Bays: 2 × (4.6m × 0.75m × 0.75m)
Hardpoints: 4, 2 each wing (350kg ea.)
Payload
(-17): 2401kg
(-17.2): 2200kg
Fuel fraction
(-17): (8240 litres; 6418.5kg JP5, 6592kg JP8)
(-17.2): (7956 litres; 6364.8kg JP8)
Thrust loading:
Wing loading:
Electronics suite:
ECM/ESM:
Countermeasures: 2 × 30-cell ALE.209 chaff/flare ejectors; 2 × 2-cell ALQ.212 Cuckoo towed decoy systems
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