The Cairhienen Corporation/CP-40

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The CP-40 was the last military plane designed by The Cairhienen Corporation before the dearmament. It was originally designed to replace it's predecessors in every role in the air force at the time, and would have succeeded, but the disarmament followed soon after.

Specifications

General characteristics:

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 33 ft
  • Wingspan: 33 ft
  • Height: 9 ft
  • Wing area: 400 ft²
  • Empty weight: 18,000 lb
  • Loaded weight: <=35,000 lb
  • Powerplant: 2× Cairhienen CE-P4-07B "Cyclone" liquid-cooled V16 engines, 3,500 hp each

Performance:

  • Maximum speed: 375 mph
  • Cruise speed: 117 mph
  • Range: 5,000 mi
  • Service ceiling: 16,500 ft
  • Wing loading: <=87.5 lb/ft²
  • Power/mass: >=0.2 hp/lb

Armament:

  • Depends on variant
    • CP-40B Bomber
      • 4×23mm "Reaper" Cannons
        • 850RPM Max Rate of Fire
        • 875 MPH exit velocity
        • 1000 round capacity
      • 12 External Hardpoints for bombs/external fuel tanks, up to 1,000 lbs each.
    • CP-40F Fighter
      • 4×23mm "Reaper" Cannons
        • 850RPM Max Rate of Fire
        • 875 MPH exit velocity
        • 1000 round capacity
      • Up to 24 Unguided Rockets
    • CP-40T Transport
      • 4×23mm "Reaper" Cannons
        • 850RPM Max Rate of Fire
        • 875 MPH exit velocity
        • 1000 round capacity
    • CP-40A AWACS Plane
      • Advanced AWACS RADAR and com gear
      • 4×23mm "Reaper" Cannons
        • 850RPM Max Rate of Fire
        • 875 MPH exit velocity
        • 1000 round capacity
    • CP-40W Wild Weasel Plane
      • Advanced ECM jamming equipment
      • 4×23mm "Reaper" Cannons
        • 850RPM Max Rate of Fire
        • 875 MPH exit velocity
        • 1000 round capacity
    • CP-40C Civilian
      • No armament

Cost for production

  • CP-40B Bomber
    • 270,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40F Fighter
    • 235,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40T Transport
    • 200,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40A AWACS plane
    • 350,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40W Wild Weasel plane
    • 400,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40C Civilian
    • 170,000 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. The CP-40A AWACS plane and CP-40W wild weasel plane are not created in an export version.

  • CP-40Be Bomber
    • 300,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40Fe Fighter
    • 260,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40Te Transport
    • 220,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40Ae AWACS plane
    • 400,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40We Wild Weasel plane
    • 500,000 Cairhienen Marks
  • CP-40Ce Civilian
    • 190,000 Cairhienen Marks

Cost for domestic/international production

  • CP-40Be Bomber
    • 3,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for blueprints
  • CP-40Fe Fighter
    • 2,600,000 Cairhienen Marks for blueprints
  • CP-40Te Transport
    • 2,200,000 Cairhienen Marks for blueprints
  • CP-40Ce Civilian
    • 1,900,000 Cairhienen Marks for blueprints
  • Other costs
    • 1,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for production line setup (capable of producing 25 planes every Eternian Year(RL day))
    • 5,000,000 Cairhienen Marks for rights to produce for export
  • Totals
    • CP-40Be Bomber
      • 4,000,000 (9,000,000) Cairhienen Marks for domestic (international) production
    • CP-40Fe Fighter
      • 3,600,000 (8,600,000) Cairhienen Marks for domestic (international) production
    • CP-40Te Transport
      • 3,200,000(8,200,000) Cairhienen Marks for domestic (international) production
    • CP-40Ce Civilian
      • 2,900,000(7,900,000) Cairhienen Marks for domestic (international) production
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