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==Cost==
 
==Cost==
 
*Total project cost (to date): 3.5 billion
 
*Total project cost (to date): 3.5 billion
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*Manufacture cost of X-1: cr250 million
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*Manufacture cost of X-1A: cr350 million
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*Manufacture cost of X-1B: cr250 million
 
*Manufacture cost of X-2A: cr175 million
 
*Manufacture cost of X-2A: cr175 million
 
*Manufacture cost of X-2B: cr200 million
 
*Manufacture cost of X-2B: cr200 million

Revision as of 15:15, 5 June 2007

HAWC is testing out the two designs for the Confederacy's next generation of fighter. Each one is using an advanced experimental aerodynamic technology. So far, 2 of each prototype have been built.

X-1 prototype

The X-1A prototype was submitted by The Cairhienen Corporation. It implements a double delta-wing design. The space in between the two sets of wings increases lift at lower velocities, and act as a ramjet at higher velocities increasing thrust. It implements an engine that has three separate exhaust nozzles, thrust vectoring, and canards which helps increase maneuverability.

The CC has, tihout admitting any problems in the original design, a very different fighter as labeled the X-2B. It has a more traditional engine setup, with more overall power, lower weight, and without the double wing; however the single wing is much larger.

Specifications

X-1A prototype - 2 manufactured

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 25 ft
  • Wingspan: 16 ft
  • Height: 12 ft
  • Wing area: 2x 60 sq ft
  • Empty weight: 25,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: 35,000 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb
  • Powerplant: Cairhienen Corporation "Triburst" afterburning turbofan, 30,000 lbf (50,000 lbf w/ afterburners) and 10 degree thrust vectoring.

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 3.1 at altitude
  • Cruise speed: Mach .9
  • Ferry range: 3,750 mi
  • Wing loading: ~291.67 lb/sq ft
  • Thrust/weight: .86 dry, 1.43 wet

Armament

  • Guns: internally mounted double 18 mm CM18 Vulcan gatling gun, 10,000 rounds total
  • Hardpoints:
    • 4 underwing external
      • Capable of mounting any type of Cairhienen AAM or 500 lb bomb
    • 8 internal fuselage
      • Capable of mounting any type of Cairhienen AAM

X-1B prototype - 2 manufactured

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 33 ft
  • Wingspan: 34 ft
  • Height: 13 ft
  • Wing area: 280 sq ft
  • Empty weight: 30,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: 45,000 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 70,000 lb
  • Powerplant: 3x Cairhienen Corporation "Tristar" afterburning thrust vectoring turbofan, 12,500 lbf (22,500 lbf w/ afterburners) and 15 degree thrust vectoring each.

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.15 at altitude
  • Cruise speed: Mach 0.8
  • Ferry range: 3,500 mi
  • Wing loading: 160.71 lb/sq ft
  • Thrust/weight: 0.83 dry, 1.5 wet

Armament

  • Guns: internally mounted double 18 mm CM18 Vulcan gatling gun, 10,000 rounds total
  • Hardpoints:
    • 28 underwing external hardpoints
      • Capable of mounting Cairhienen AAMs or 500 lb bombs
      • Larger explosives can be slung across multiple hardpoints (eg: 1,000 pound bomb attached to two hardpoints)

X-2 Prototype

The X-2 is the Jeffersonian Engineering Corporation's submission. It includes forward swept wings and an advanced fly-by-wire system, along with high degree thrust vectoring.

The JEC recently submitted an updated X-2B model which has numerous small improvements in stability, maneuverability, processing power, redundancy, range, and even software efficiency. The biggest change is fixing a bug in the fly-by-wire system software which could cause added instability in certain conditions and upgrading the fly-by-wire processors to the JP500M and RAM to 8 GiB. Another change was the delivery of a version modified for carrier operations, which is a function the X-1 could not match due to its large size and weight.

Specifications (X-2A) - 2 manufactured

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft
  • Wingspan: 26 ft
  • Height: 7 ft
  • Wing area: 95 sq ft
  • Empty weight: 10,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: 17,500 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 30,000 lb
  • Powerplant: JEC "Hyperion" afterburning turbofan, 20,000 lbf dry, 35,000 lbf wet, 30 degree thrust vectoring
  • Fuel capacity: 3,500 US gal
  • Fly-by-wire: JEC version 1.0.0a
    • 3 redundant boards each with 2 JP250M processors and 4 GiB RAM on JHB

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.5
  • Cruise speed: Mach 1.2
  • Combat radius: 1,000 mi
  • Ferry range: 3,000 mi
  • Service ceiling: 100,000 ft
  • Rate of climb: >120,000 ft/min
  • Wing loading: 184.21 lb/sq ft
  • Thrust/weight: 1.14 dry, 2.00 wet

Armament

  • 2x 18 mm CM18 Vulcan cannon, 10,000 rounds total
  • 6x flechette rocket launcher, covered when not in use; creates lots of drag at high speed when opened, so it is disallowed
    • 8x 25 mm non-explosive non-guided hyper-velocity depleted uranium rockets (Ramjets allowing speeds > Mach 5)
      • Later upgrade to replace with a scramjet missle with speeds > Mach 10
    • 8x 25mm guided Flack missiles
  • 8x internal AAM fuselage hardpoints

Specifications (X-2B) - 3 manufactured(2 normal, one carrier)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft
  • Wingspan: 26 ft
  • Height: 7 ft
  • Wing area: 120 sq ft
  • Empty weight: 10,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: 20,000 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 30,000 lb
  • Powerplant: JEC "Hyperion" afterburning turbofan, 20,000 lbf dry, 35,000 lbf wet, 35 degree thrust vectoring
  • Fuel capacity: 4,000 US gal
  • Fly-by-wire: JEC version 1.0.2b
    • 5 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

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 (1,625 MPH)
  • Cruise speed: Mach 1.15 (975 MPH)
  • Combat radius: 1,100 mi w/o externals, 1,300 mi w/
  • Ferry range: 3,500 mi w/o externals, 3,800 mi w/
  • Service ceiling: 120,000 ft
  • Rate of climb: >120,000 ft/min
  • Wing loading: 166.67 lb/sq ft
  • Thrust/weight: 1.00 dry, 1.75 wet

Armament

  • 2x 18 mm CM18 Vulcan cannon, 10,000 rounds total
  • 6x flechette missile launcher, covered when not in use; creates lots of drag at high speed when opened, so it is disallowed
    • 10x 25 mm non-explosive non-guided hyper-velocity depleted uranium rockets (Ramjets allowing speeds > Mach 5)
      • Later upgrade to replace with a scramjet missle with speeds > Mach 10
    • 10x 25mm guided Flack missiles
      • Small explosive radar proximity fuze to through shrapnel
  • 8x internal AAM fuselage hardpoints per launcher
  • 2x external wing hardpoints up to 500 lb ordinance each
    • JEC AAMs (SRAAM, MRAAM LRAAM, or hybrids)
    • Cairhienen AAMs
    • Light bombs (conventional, torpedo, or EMP)
    • External Fuel tanks (~125 US gal each)

Cost

  • Total project cost (to date): 3.5 billion
  • Manufacture cost of X-1A: cr350 million
  • Manufacture cost of X-1B: cr250 million
  • Manufacture cost of X-2A: cr175 million
  • Manufacture cost of X-2B: cr200 million
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