The Cairhienen Corporation/CF-18

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NOTE: WORK IN PROGRESS

After the debacle of designing the failed CF-16 "Super Fighter," the CC went about designing a new fighter to fulfill it's need for a fighter that could compare to the advanced F-2 "Rapier" of the Confederacy.

Design

The CF-18 was to be a relatively cheap plane focusing on defense as opposed to offense. As such, the CF-18 put a major focus onto speed, including the ability to super cruise, range, and detection.

Since the CC did not have much success designing aircraft on their own, they loosely based their design off of the MiG-31 Interceptor.

Airframe

The CF-18 Is very similar in appearance and airfram design to the MiG-31.

Powerplant

The powerplant are simple high-powered turbofans, with no advanced technologies such as thrust vectoring, since speed is the main priority.

Armament

The armament was limited to internal bays to reduce drag allowing for higher speeds. This is very limiting allowing for a total of only 6 missiles to be loaded.

Avionics

The avionics includes two RADARs, one for forward and one for rear detection and tracking. Both have a narrow cone of use, which limit their usefulness close up.

Operators

  • Cairhienen Air Fighter Force
  • Cairhienen Naval Command
  • UDFCLMW Aerial Division

Specifications

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  • Type: Interceptor
  • Length: 22.7 meters
  • Wingspan: 13.5 meters
  • Height: 6.15 meters
  • Propulsion: 2 CEJ-J4-2 "Starburst III" axial compressor turbofans (150kN dry, 250 kN wet each) (Each *weighs ~1,700 kg)
  • Total Net Thrust: 300 kN dry, 500 kN wet
  • Empty Weight: 22,000 kg
  • Maximum Take-Off Weight: 55,000 kg
  • Minimum Fuel Weight: 13,750 kg
  • Maximum Fuel Weight: 24,750 kg + 2,500 kg external, 28,250 kg total
  • Normal Payload: 1,000 kg
  • Maximum Payload: 1,000 kg
  • Normal Combat Weight: 50,250 kg
  • Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 0.61 dry, 1.01 wet
  • Combat Range: 800 km at Mach 2.5
  • Ferry Range: 3,700 km
  • Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 21 km
  • Maximum Altitude: 22.5 km
  • Cruising Speed: Mach .7 at sea level
  • Supercruising Speed: Mach 1.1 at altitude
  • Maximum Speed: Mach 2.7 at engine redline
  • Armament:
    • 23x115 mm Cannon with 270 rounds
    • six internal bays designed to carry one CC AAM each
    • One Centerline hardpoint for a 2500 kg conformal fuel tank
  • Avionics, etc.:
    • Fly-By-Wire
    • CRP-R4-10+ High Powered Phased Array RADAR designed to scan a 10* cone in front of the fighter out *to a range of 650 km vs. fighter-sized objects. In the nose.
    • CPR-R4-3 Low Power Phased Array RADAR, designed to scan for a 5* cone to the rear out to 100 km.
    • Basic Jamming capabilities.
    • Flares & Chaff
  • Between Engines.
  • Crew: 2 (Pilot & RIO)
  • Price:
    • 20 million Marks for manufacture
    • 25 million Marks for export
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