The Cairhienen Corporation/CF-10

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Cairhienen Corporation CF-10
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Type Fighter-bomber
Manufacturer The Cairhienen Corporation
Maiden flight December 9, EY 2
Introduction May 9, EY 3
Status All still active
Primary users

Cairhienen Air Fighter Force
UDFCLMW Aerial Division
UDFCLMW Naval Division
Produced EY 3-27
Number built 1,296
Unit cost 10 million Cairhienen marks

CF-10 is The Cairhienen Corporation's (CC) first fully military plane after the dearmament. It is also CC's first ever military jet. It is in essence a reverse engineered F-4S Phantom II, though is slightly worse by all accounts.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 63 ft
  • Wingspan: 38 ft 4.5 in
  • Height: 16 ft 6 in
  • Wing area: 530.0 ft²
  • Empty weight: 35,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: 41,500 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 61,795 lb
  • Powerplant: 2× Cairhienen CEJ-J4-1 "Starburst I" axial compressor turbojets, 16,000 lbf each
  • Fuel capacity: 1,800 US gal internal, 3,000 US gal (12,627 L) with three external tanks

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.1 at 40,000 ft
  • Cruise speed: 512 knots
  • Combat radius: 400 mi
  • Ferry range: 1,250 nm with 3 external fuel tanks
  • Service ceiling: 57,500 ft
  • Rate of climb: 40,000 ft/min#
  • Wing loading: 78.30 lb/sq ft
  • Thrust/weight: 0.70

Armament

  • 1x 20 mm CM21 Vulcan gatling cannon, 600 rounds
  • Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-runway weapons, anti-ship missiles, targeting pods, recce pods, and nuclear weapons. Baggage pods may also be carried . External fuel tanks of 300 US gal capacity for the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 US gal fuel tank for the centerline station can be fitted to extend the range.
  • 4x fuselage recesses plus 4x wing pylons for missiles

Cost for production

  • CF-10
    • 10,000,000 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-10e
    • 12,000,000 Cairhienen Marks

Cost for domestic/international production

  • CF-10e
    • 100,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for blueprints
    • 50,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for production line setup (capable of producing 25 planes every Eternian Year(RL day))
  • Total
    • 150,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for domestic