NationStates Jolt Archive


DTA-500 Harrier

Datium
28-07-2007, 22:53
The new DTA-500 Harrier is a highly impressive, agile aircraft used widly in the world-famous DAF (Datius Air-Force)

General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 45 ft 7 in (13.90 m)
Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Wing area: 208ft² (18,68 m²)
Empty weight: 12,190 lb (5,530 kg)
Loaded weight: 17,260 lb (7,830 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 25,350 lb (11,500 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Pegasus 101 turbofan with four swivelling nozzles, 19,000 lbf (84.5 kN) Four vertical flight puffer jets use engine bleed air, mounted in the nose, wingtips, and tail, and provide up to 1,000 lbf (4 kN) of thrust.
Performance
Maximum speed: 735 mph (0.97 mach) (1,185 km/h)
Range: 1200 mi (km)
Service ceiling: 49,200 ft (15,000 m)
Rate of climb: ft/min (m/min)
Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.10
Armament
2x 30 mm ADEN cannon pods under the fuselage
A variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods, AS-37 Martel or AIM-9D guided missiles on five hardpoints.

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This Fighter jet is also well known for being reasonably good for the environment and has a large amount of funding by the Datius Government.
British Londinium
28-07-2007, 22:59
OOC: Why not just use a regular BAE Harrier II? As far as I can tell, you designed this fighter by going to the Wikipedia page for the Harrier jump jet and altered the numbers slightly.
Datium
28-07-2007, 23:04
Also available the long and awaited DTA-2000, which is also used in the DAF and many of these aircraft are currently to be stationed in the Tribal Stronghold

General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 22.20 m (72.83 ft)
Wingspan: 15.15 m (49.70 ft)
Height: 6.43 m (21.08 ft)
Wing area: 62.0 m² (666 ft²)
Empty weight: 17,500 kg (38,600 lb)
Loaded weight: 25,700 kg (56,660 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 34,000 kg (74,995 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-35F turbofans
Performance
Maximum speed: 2,450 km/h (1,520 mph)
Range: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,245 ft/min)
Wing loading: 85.1 lb/ft² (414.5 kg/ft²)
Armament
1× 30 mm GSh-30 cannon with 150 rounds
2× wingtip rails for R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') air-to-air missiles
12× wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance, including:
Air-to-Air Missiles
AA-12 Adder
AA-11 Archer
AA-10 Alamo
Air-to-Surface Missiles
AS-17 Krypton
AS-16 Kickback
AS-10 Karen
AS-14 Kedge
AS-15 Kent
AS-13 Kingbolt
Bombs
KAB-500L
KAB-1500 laser/TV Guided Bomb
FAB-100/250/500/750/1000

this is just as good for the enviroment and has recieved many investments from billionnaires as well as the Datius Government

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