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14-09-2003, 02:41

AF-100 Rapier CV (Carrier/Catapult launched Fighter)

Class: Carrier-based Heavy Multi-Role Fighter

Contractor: Attican Aerospace

Revision: D

Propulsion: 1 Thrust-Vector modified Freedom Country X-1000 Superjet w/ backup engine restarter.

Internal Fuel: 25,000lbs

Max Payload: 22,000lbs

Max Take-Off Weight: 60,000lbs

Ceiling: 70,000ft

Max Speed: Wings Closed: Mach 4 Wings Open: Mach 2.5

Combat Radius: 1000 Nautical Miles

Crew: 1 (Pilot)

Armament: 1 20mm Vulcan gun, 4 missile/bomb pylons mounted on fuselage (each holds two missiles/bombs)

Other: Radar Absorbing Material applied, design is somewhat stealthy, has 2 Radar Scatterers (easily fools radar-based missiles), 2 internal chaff pods, and 2 flare pods (40 flares). Mid-Air Refueler. Full screen cockpit HUD, Phased Array Radar, Radar Jammer, and Intelligent AI (software for carrier comes with). Automatic Take-Off, Flying, and Landing. Combat is pilot ONLY.

Cost: $70,000,000 (USD)

AF-100 Rapier CTOL (Conventional Take-Off and Landing Fighter)

Class: Heavy Multi-Role Fighter

Contractor: Attican Aerospace

Revision: C

Propulsion: 1 Thrust-Vector modified Freedom Country X-1000 Superjet w/ backup engine restarter.

Internal Fuel: 32,000lbs

Max Payload: 30,000lbs

Max Take-Off Weight: 80,000lbs

Ceiling: 72,000ft

Max Speed: Wings Closed: Mach 4 Wings Open: Mach 3

Combat Radius: 1500 Nautical Miles

Crew: 1 (Pilot)

Armament: 1 20mm Vulcan gun, 6 missile/bomb pylons mounted on fuselage (each holds two missiles/bombs)

Other: Radar Absorbing Material applied, design is somewhat stealthy, has 2 Radar Scatterers (easily fools radar-based missiles), 2 internal chaff pods, and 2 flare pod (40 flares). Mid-Air Refueler. Full screen cockpit HUD, Phased Array Radar, Radar Jammer, and Intelligent AI (software for airbase comes with). Automatic Take-Off, Flying, and Landing. Combat is pilot ONLY.

Cost: $90,000,000 (USD)

AF-100 Rapier VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing Fighter)

Class: Heavy Multi-Role Fighter

Contractor: Attican Aerospace

Revision: A

Propulsion: 1 Thrust-Vector modified Freedom Country X-1000 Superjet w/ backup engine restarter. Two auto-stabilized ducts to acheive vertical launch and landing.

Internal Fuel: 32,000lbs (20,000lbs or less for vertical function, AI will block use with more fuel than that.)

Max Payload: 30,000lbs (20,000lbs or less for vertical function.)

Max Take-Off Weight: 80,000lbs (50,000lbs or less for vertical function.)

Ceiling: 72,000ft

Max Speed: Wings Closed: Mach 4 Wings Open: Mach 3

Combat Radius: 1200 Nautical Miles

Crew: 1 (Pilot)

Armament: 1 20mm Vulcan gun, 6 missile/bomb pylons mounted on fuselage (each holds two missiles/bombs)

Other: Radar Absorbing Material applied, design is somewhat stealthy, has 2 Radar Scatterers (easily fools radar-based missiles), 2 internal chaff pods, and 2 flare pod (40 flares). Mid-Air Refueler. Full screen cockpit HUD, Phased Array Radar, Radar Jammer, and Intelligent AI (software for airbase comes with). Automatic Take-Off, Flying, and Landing. Combat is pilot ONLY.

Cost: $110,000,000 (USD)

AF-100 Rapier BB (Bare-Bones)

Class: Medium/Heavy Multi-Role Fighter

Contractor: Attican Aerospace

Revision: A

Propulsion: 1 Thrust-Vector modified Freedom Country X-1000 Superjet (Stripped Down).

Internal Fuel: 10,000lbs

Max Payload: 12,000lbs

Max Take-Off Weight: 35,000lbs

Ceiling: 60,000ft

Max Speed: Wings Closed: Mach 3.2 Wings Open: Mach 2

Combat Radius: 700 Nautical Miles

Crew: 1 (Pilot)

Armament: 1 20mm Vulcan gun, 3 missile/bomb pylons mounted on fuselage (each holds two missiles/bombs)

Other: Design is somewhat stealthy, has 1 Radar Scatterer (easily fools radar-based missiles), 1 internal chaff pods, and 1 flare pods (20 flares). Mid-Air Refueler, Phased Array Radar, and Intelligent AI (software for carrier comes with). Automatic Take-Off, Flying, and Landing. Combat is pilot ONLY.

Cost: $50,000,000 (USD)

The AF-100 is the most advanced fighter currently for standard and carrier operations.

All AF-100s come with a targeting IFF chip that denies firing controls if an Attican or Freedom Countrian vehicle or other is targeted.

Average Maintenence Cost for both fighters is ~$1,000,000/year

Wings Closed:
http://pages.ripco.net/~antman87/AAAF1001.png

Wings Open:
http://pages.ripco.net/~antman87/AAAF100.png

14-09-2003, 05:06

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14-09-2003, 06:39

Fixed some errors.

14-09-2003, 06:44

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14-09-2003, 07:31

You do not have to decrease it, it is pilots choice as to what speed (it can be set into the computer when you set flight profile though.)

Anyways, that will be $5.4 billion

14-09-2003, 07:37

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14-09-2003, 07:38

ooc: you added an extra digit.

ooc2: it can only acheive that speed in wings closed mode.

14-09-2003, 07:40

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14-09-2003, 07:42

Ahh. I read 7...

Order confirmed. Which method of delivery would you like?

14-09-2003, 08:35

Could I have the plans to the AF-100VTOL?

I dont think I have got them, and my army needs 60 to replace their EF-2000's.

And I think my marines want some.

And how is the CTOL more expensive than the CV version?

14-09-2003, 14:39

The CTOL has more hardpoints, a high top speed, and a longer range.

Sure.

14-09-2003, 15:50

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14-09-2003, 15:52

50 AF-100FC's have already been built, and are currenly being shipped to our flagship.

14-09-2003, 15:55

OOC: What does that have to do with this thread? WHat is the difference between the FC and the CV/CTOL/VTOL?

14-09-2003, 17:36

OOC: Buy... buy... you know you want to... buy... buy...

14-09-2003, 17:53

In the Grimdale Air Trials, the AF-100 matched the F-28 (Which is a semi-futuristic plane) at every move. They both ended up killing each other.

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=228161

14-09-2003, 19:23

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14-09-2003, 19:45

Added new AF-100 variant.

14-09-2003, 20:01

What is bare bones?

It is godmod so cheap.

Those ENGINES cost 30 mil each....

14-09-2003, 20:01

We are the ones manufacturing them. We stripped down the engine somewhat, note how its maximum speed is lower.

14-09-2003, 20:02

Still

And the engines cost 30 mil each to BUILD

Anyway, stripped down.... I dont see how you can. It wouldnt work.

14-09-2003, 20:04

We have the plans. Think of it similar to your X-1001. Also, most of the safety equipment in it has been removed.

14-09-2003, 20:09

What safety equipment?

I dont remember installing safety features.....

And that would slow it down very much.

And I didnt give you the rights to modify them....

14-09-2003, 20:11

We didnt modify the engines, we modified the circuitry that interacted with the engine. I do not know why they cost you $30,000,000 each, it cost us $20,000,000 each to manufacture. They are mass produced by us though. The safety features were basically automatic relighters if it went out, and an AI program to save the fighter if it was a total burnout.

14-09-2003, 20:13

Um......

As far as I know those engines are 30,000,000 USD each.

And even if they are 20 mil, the rest of the airframe is at least 20-30 million, even with stuff removed.

14-09-2003, 20:14

beh since i dont want to argue, fine. We dont use the same materials you to either, though, We build the fans out of Carbon Fibre, and the exterior of Titanium.

14-09-2003, 20:16

Sorry to crash your party, but those would mmmmeeeeeeeelllllltttttttt.....

We use modified Plastic fibres, with air cavaties, and metal pigments melted into the plastic.

Virtually unmeltable, but over 15 mil per square metre of it....

14-09-2003, 20:19

Why would carbon fibre melt? Do you have any idea how resistant it is to heat? Titanium wouldnt melt son. Nor would carbon fibre.

14-09-2003, 20:20

By god 'son', under this heat (3 times normal engines), it would melt.

14-09-2003, 20:35

Carbon Fibre wouldnt melt. And the shell is Ti/C Alloy, i shorten it to Titanium.

14-09-2003, 20:38

Oh it would

And if it didnt melt, it would disintergrate under the strain.

14-09-2003, 20:40

Carbon Fibre would NOT melt or disintegrate. It is one of the strongest materials humans have made. It also has an extremely high melting point.

14-09-2003, 20:43

It would disintergrate.

As the strain comes on, a fine black powder is blown int o the air, in huge amounts. Eventually, after even one flight, it would become too weak to go much further.

Besides, it costs a lot, adn that is what this arguement is all about.

14-09-2003, 21:18

How is this what the arguement about? The jet in the BB variant is stripped down. It is not as nearly as hot, nor is it as fast.

14-09-2003, 22:32

(waves)

Voleri

14-09-2003, 22:39

I would like to purchase 100 AF-100 Rapier VTOL's.

Robonic

14-09-2003, 22:41

5,000 Rapiers

14-09-2003, 22:48

Voleri - $11,000,000,000, will be shipped freight on confirmation. (Are you sure you can afford? At 10% budget, your defense budget is about 23 billion, minus logistics....)

Robonic - Which variant?

15-09-2003, 00:04

bump

15-09-2003, 00:36

Einwo?

Artitsa

15-09-2003, 00:52

We'll take 80 Carrier versions.

15-09-2003, 00:58

That will be 5,600,000,000.

Artitsa

15-09-2003, 01:12

money wired

15-09-2003, 01:17

delivered by tomorrow.

15-09-2003, 01:22

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15-09-2003, 01:35

that made no sense.

15-09-2003, 02:35

Bump.

I can guarantee you that these fighters are the BEST you can get for your money (modern tech)

15-09-2003, 12:01

pmub

15-09-2003, 12:37

Finally, 200 AF-100FC fighters (CV versions) have been made, and have been shipped out to our carriers.

60 Are being made for our marines.

15-09-2003, 12:51

What is the difference between the FC variant and, say, the CTOL?

15-09-2003, 13:00

Nothing

They just got stronger engine fans (safety measure, reduces the speed a bit though), and the ability to carry FC missiles.

I dont use the CTOL version though, I use the MA-10 for that.

15-09-2003, 21:46

Don't FC missiles use standard firing mechanisms?