The Cairhienen Corporation/CA-10

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The CA-10 is a modified CC-616 small civilian jet aircraft.

Two versions, the CA-10, which is a CC-616 with under wing hardpoints, and the CA-10+ which includes the "Flarestar" secondary engines and 8 more hardpoints.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 37 ft 3 in
  • Wingspan: 21 ft 8 in
  • Height: 7 ft 4 in
  • Wing area: 130 ft²
  • Powerplant:
    • 2× Cairhienen CEJ-JC-09m turbofans, 10,000 lbf each (primary)
    • 2× Cairhienen CEJ-JM-02+ "Flarestar", 40,000 lbf each (secondary on CA-10+ models only)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 450 mph, with primary engines only, Mach 2.15 with secondary engines to full.
  • Cruise speed: 300 mph
  • Ferry range: 2,240 nm (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve

Armament

  • Guns: 4× 30 mm (1.18 in) CMG-2 "Avenger" gatling gun with 1,350 rounds each
  • Hardpoints: 8× under-wing holding up to 1,000 lbs each
  • 8× on "Flarestar" extensions holding up to 1,000 lbs each (CA-10+ models only)

Cost for production

  • CA-10
    • 10,000,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CA-10+
    • 25,000,000 Cairhienen Marks

Cost for export

Export models are modified to remove any proprietary devices that are not desirable for other nations to have access to. CA-10+s are not exported at this time.

  • CA-10e
    • 15,000,000 Cairhienen Marks

Cost for domestic/international production

Blueprints for either version of the CA-10 are not sold at this time.

  • CF-10e
    • 150,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for production line setup (capable of producing 25 planes every Eternian Year(RL day))