The Cairhienen Corporation/CF-14

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Cairhienen Corporation CF-14
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Type Fighter-bomber
Manufacturer The Cairhienen Corporation
Maiden flight May 5, EY 24
Introduction May 5, EY 24
Status All still active
Primary users

Cairhienen Air Fighter Force
UDFCLMW Aerial Division
UDFCLMW Naval Division
Produced EY 24-
Number built ?
Unit cost 35 million Cairhienen marks

CF-14 is The Cairhienen Corporation's (CC) third fighter after the dearmament. It is in essence a reverse engineered F-15E Strike Eagle, and is slightly better in some respects.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 63.8 ft
  • Wingspan: 42.8 ft
  • Height: 18.5 ft
  • Wing area: 608 sq ft
  • Empty weight: 28,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: 44,500 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 70,000 lb
  • Powerplant: Cairhienen CEJ-J4-2 "Starburst II" axial compressor turbojets, 17,500 lbf (30,000 lbf w/ afterburners) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed:
    • Low Altitude: Mach 1.2
    • High Altitude: Mach 2.5
  • Ferry range: 3,750 mi
  • Service ceiling: 65,000 ft
  • Rate of climb: >50,000 ft/min
  • Wing loading: 73.1 lb/sq ft
  • Thrust/weight: 1.35

Armament

  • Guns: 1× internally mounted 20 mm CM21 Vulcan gatling gun, 1,000 rounds
  • Hardpoints: 4 wing, 4 fuselage, 2 wing stations, centerline station, optional fuselage pylons with a capacity of 20,000 lb

Cost for production

  • CF-14
    • 35,000,000 Cairhienen Marks

Cost for export models

Export models are modified to remove any proprietary devices that are not desirable for other nations to have access to.

  • CF-14e
    • 40,000,000 Cairhienen Marks

Cost for domestic/international production

  • CF-14e
    • 300,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for blueprints
    • 100,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for production line setup (capable of producing 10 planes every Eternian Year(RL day))
  • Total
    • 400,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for domestic