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AirForce Storefront

Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 17:51
Welcome to the Kiwan Airforce storefront! All planes are modern-2010ish models. All deliveries are 1 year (24 hours) after payment is recieved. Every plane comes with a triple load of ordnance (excluding support and AWACS).

Support and Surveillance
KC-135R Stratotanker
Primary Function: Aerial refueling
Power Plant: Four CFM-International F108-CF-100 turbofans
Thrust: 22,224 pounds per engine
Length: 136 feet, 3 inches
Height: 38 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan: 130 feet, 10 inches
Speed: Maximum speed at 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) 610 mph (Mach 0.93)
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,152 meters)
Weight: 119,231 pounds empty
Range: 9,732 nautical miles with 120,000 pounds transfer fuel.
Crew: Four or five; up to 80 passengers.
The KC-135 is an integral part of any Air Force. the importance of its refueling capabilities cannot be underestimated for any long term mission.
Unit Cost: $55 million for 10

E-3C Sentry AWACS
Primary Function:Airborne surveillance, command, control and communications
Radar: Northrop Grumman
Power Plant: Four Pratt and Whitney TF33-PW-100A turbofan engines
Thrust: 21,000 pounds per engine
Length: 145 feet, 6 inches
Wingspan: 130 feet, 10 inches
Height: 41 feet, 4 inches
Rotodome: 30 feet in diameter, 6 feet thick, mounted 11 feet above fuselage
Speed: Optimum cruise 360 mph (Mach 0.48)
Ceiling: Above 29,000 feet
Endurance: More than 8 hours (unrefueled)
Crew: Flight crew of four plus mission crew of 13-19 specialists (mission crew size varies according to mission)
The E-3 is an aircraft that any AF cannot be without. It surveys battlefields, and spies on targets from high in the atmosphere. Its also a useful command center, relaying orders to the ground according to its strategic information.
Unit Cost: 270 million for 2

Fighters, Bombers, and Fighter/Bombers

Bombers
B-1B Lancer
Primary Function: Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
Power Plant: Four General Electric F-101 turbofan engine with afterburner
Thrust: 30,000-plus pounds with afterburner per engine
Length: 146 feet
Wingspan: 137 feet extended forward, 79 feet swept aft
Height: 34 feet
Weight: Empty, approximately 190,000 pounds
Speed: 900-plus mph (Mach 1.2 at sea level)
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Ceiling: Over 30,000 feet
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, pilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
Armament: (#s before indicade maximum carrying amount of each ordnance)
CONVENTIONAL
84 Mk 62
84 MK82
30 CBU 87
30 CBU 89
30 CBU 97
12 Mk 65
PRECISION
30 WCMD
24 JDAM
12 GBU-27
12 AGM-154 JSOW
The B-1B is an amazingly fast and agile bomber. It has a low radar profile, smaller even than the F-16. its long range capabilities are also impressive, allowing it to fly several thousand miles without refueling. It can carry large amounts of ordnance, and is useful for a low-profile deep penetration of enemy territorry.
Unit Cost: $200 million for 5

B-2A Spirit
Primary function: Multi-role heavy bomber.
Power Plant/Manufacturer: Four General Electric F-118 engines
Thrust: 17,300 pounds per engine
Length: 69 feet
Height: 17 feet
Wingspan: 172 feet
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 50,000 feet
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Armament:
NUCLEAR
16 B61
16 B83
16 AGM-129 ACM
16 AGM-131 SRAM 2
CONVENTIONAL
80 MK82
16 MK84
36 CBU87
36 CBU89
36 CBU97
PRECISION
8 GBU 27
12 JDAM
8 AGM-154 JSOW
8 AGM-137 TSSAM
Payload: 40,000 pounds
Crew: Two pilots
The blending of low-observable technologies with high aerodynamic efficiency and large payload gives the B-2 important advantages over existing bombers. Its low-observability provides it greater freedom of action at high altitudes, thus increasing its range and a better field of view for the aircraft's sensors. Its unrefueled range is approximately 6,000 nautical miles (9,600 kilometers).
Unit Cost: 2 billion for 4

Fighters
F-22 Raptor
Function: Air superiority fighter
Propulsion: two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines
Thrust: 35,000 lbst
Length: 62.08 feet
Height: 16.67 feet
Wingspan: 44.5 feet
Wing Area: 840 square feet
Speed: Mach 1.8 (supercruise: Mach 1.5)
Crew: one
Armament: Two AIM-9 Sidewinders
six AIM-120C Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)
one 20mm Gatling gun
two 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)
The F-22 Raptor is the culmination of 20 years of research and experimentation. An incredibly low profile air superiority fighter, it also travels at incredible speeds without the use of afterburner. a must for any warring country.
Unit Cost: 150 million for 5

F-15C Eagle
Primary Function: Tactical fighter.
Power Plant Two Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engines with afterburners.
Thrust: 25,000 pounds per engine
Length 63 feet, 9 inches
Height: 18 feet, 8 inches
Wingspan: 42 feet, 10 inches
Speed : 1,875 mph (Mach 2.5-plus) at 45,000 ft.
Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Range: 3,000 nautical miles ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks.
Armament :1 - M-61A1 20mm multibarrel internal gun, 940 rounds of ammunition
4 - AIM-9L/M Sidewinder and
4 - AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles, or
combination of AIM-9L/M, AIM-7-F/M and AIM-120 missiles.
Crew: one
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. The Eagle's air superiority is achieved through a mixture of maneuverability and acceleration, range, weapons and avionics. The F-15 has electronic systems and weaponry to detect, acquire, track and attack enemy aircraft while operating in friendly or enemy-controlled airspace. Its weapons and flight control systems are designed so one person can safely and effectively perform air-to-air combat. It can penetrate enemy defense and outperform and outfight current or projected enemy aircraft
Unit Cost: 40 million for 5

[B]Fighter/Bombers
F-15 Strike Eagle
Primary Function: Fighter/Bomber
Power Plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F110 turbofan engines with afterburners.
Thrust: 25,000 pounds per engine
Length: 63 feet, 9 inches
Height: 18 feet, 8 inches
Wingspan: 42 feet, 10 inches
Speed: 1,875 mph (Mach 2.5-plus) at 45,000 ft.
Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Range: 3,000 nautical miles range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks.
Armament: 12 CBU-52 (6 with wing tanks)
12 CBU-59 (6 with wing tanks)
12 CBU-71 (6 with wing tanks)
12 CBU-87 (6 with wing tanks)
12 CBU-89 (6 with wing tanks)
20 MK-20 (6 with wing tanks)
The F-15E is a two seat, two engine dual role fighter capable of speeds up to MACH 2.5. The F-15E performs day and night all weather air-to-air and air-to-ground missions including strategic strike, interdiction, OCA and DCA. Although primarily a deep interdiction platform, the F-15E can also perform CAS and Escort missions. Strike Eagles are equipped with LANTIRN, enhancing night PGM delivery capability. The F-15E outbord and inboard wing stations and the centerline can be load with various armament.
Unit Cost: 50 million for 5
Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 17:54
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Mattosia
02-10-2005, 18:03
I'll have ten of those F-15 Strike Eagles, please.
Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 18:06
order confirmed, awaiting payment
Cisalpetia
02-10-2005, 18:18
Your prices are all weird. May I ask why they are different from US prices? Say better factories, exchange rate?

Unit replacement costs I've found from several reference sites (eg, globalsecurity.org)

KC-135R: $24 million/unit
E-3C Sentry AWACS $270 million/unit
B-1B starts at $200 million /plane
B-2 starts at $2.1 billion /plane
F-22: $117 million and up
F-15E: (latest version) $57 million
Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 18:30
Your prices are all weird. May I ask why they are different from US prices? Say better factories, exchange rate?

Unit replacement costs I've found from several reference sites (eg, globalsecurity.org)

KC-135R: $24 million/unit
E-3C Sentry AWACS $270 million/unit
B-1B starts at $200 million /plane
B-2 starts at $2.1 billion /plane
F-22: $117 million and up
F-15E: (latest version) $57 million
improved injection casting for the exterior metal sheeting & cheaper engine production due to large chromium deposits near the manufacturing plants. in the case of the B-2, production is almost four times cheaper because of new carbon composites are easier to form and shape than the old graphite-epoxy composites. most of the external antennae have been replaced with intertal reciever and brodcasting units, thus reducing the amount of labor intensive coating and implanting the older style antennae
DMG
02-10-2005, 18:33
for such a small company, making the products cost 1/4 of what they are is a bit ambitious
Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 18:38
its easier to sell if the company has something to offer that others don't. also, making existing technology is cheaper than creating it from research. some of the costs from the actual companies are due to useing new methods, and the costs will probably drop over time.
Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 21:09
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Magestic kiwi
02-10-2005, 22:10
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Magestic kiwi
03-10-2005, 03:39
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Tooky
03-10-2005, 04:05
The nation of tooky will purchase:
1 unit of AWACS - $270 million
1 unit of F-22s - $150 million
1 unit of F-15 strike eagles - $50 million
Total: $470 million

Payment Sent
Magestic kiwi
03-10-2005, 17:47
shipping now
Magestic kiwi
06-10-2005, 01:42
bump